"To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform."

-- John Negroponte

#Thinking Quotes #Reform Quotes #Election Quotes

“The most important piece of equipment in your bag is your attitude”
“In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite”
“One musician listens to another musician, and you get inspired and then you do your thing, but it's yours.”
“The Hollywood atmosphere of crises and continuous anxiety is a kind of hysteria which prevents people from thinking, and is not too different from the way dictators use wars and continuous threats of war as an emotional basis for maintaining their power.”
“My greatest fortune was that I was ordered to take up art for the good of my health”

Source : Kyffin Williams (1973). “Across the straits: an autobiography”, Gerald Duckworth & Company
“What is my message? That is what troubles me. I have not got a message.”
“Almost said 'theater'! But I know the blacks don't go! Unless it's that My Arms Are Too Short To Box With God production. Or The Wiz.”
“To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.”

Source : DAVID VISCOTT (1971). “FEEL FREE”

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