"For my part I think it is a less evil that some criminals should escape, than that the government should play an ignoble part."

-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

#Thinking Quotes #Play Quotes #Government Quotes

“My music has to do with imaginary things, so I took that concept and used the whole "the music is not the truth" mantra as a way to market myself.”
“Meth is a major problem not only in our urban areas, but in most of the rural areas of Colorado. No region has been immune from this scourge and it is getting larger.”
“I love poetry, be it in music or be it in Andrei Tarkovsky, Francesca Woodman or anyone else, I just love poetry.”

Source : Interview with Munem Wasif, www.chobimela.org. November 24, 2014.
“Even though they are paid differently, everyone has to feel appreciated.”
“Accept false steps as opportunities to learn. It's one thing to hate failure, it's another to fear it.”

Source : Bill Parcells (1995). “Finding a Way to Win: The Principles of Leadership, Teamwork, and Motivation”, Doubleday Books
“What I mean by that is that the point of life, as I see it, is not to write books or scale mountains or sail oceans, but to achieve happiness, and preferably an unselfish happiness.”
“When Robert Benton was doing the movie 'In the Still of the Night,' I'd choreographed the auction scene and supplied the paintings and had a bit part - I was bidding against Meryl Streep.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Want to accomplish something, any-damn-thing? Sharpen your political skills!”

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