"Sadly, far too many politicians in Washington lack the courage to do something to fix our problems. They are worried about the political implications of making the hard choices we so desperately need to cut spending and shrink government."

-- Matt Salmon

#Cutting Quotes #Government Quotes #Choices Quotes

“What comes first? The melody, always. It's all about singing the melodies live in my head. They go in circles. I guess I'm quite conservative and romantic about the power of melodies. I try not to record them on my Dictaphone when I first hear them. If I forget all about it and it pops up later on, then I know it's good enough. I let my subconscious do the editing for me.”
“The ability to retain a child's view of the world with at the same time a mature understanding of what it means to retain it, is extremely rare - and a person who has these qualities is likely to be able to contribute something really important to our thinking.”
“Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.”
“You know the sultans used to light their garden parties with turtles? They'd put candles on their backs and let them wander around. Hundreds of them.”

Source : Joseph Kanon (2012). “Istanbul Passage: A grippping historical thriller from the author of Leaving Berlin”, p.160, Simon and Schuster
“There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given. But criticism is only the burying beetle that gets rid of what is dead, and, since the world lives by creative and constructive forces, and not by negation and destruction, it is better to grow up in the company of prophets than of critics.”
“Why should you care for a woman like me? I'm always nervous or sick, or sad or too gay.”

Source : "Fictional character: Marguerite 'Camille' Gautier". "Camille", 1936.
“She had rarely been near Henry since then, and the sight of him now was like a concentrated dose.”
“The truth is, I've never thought of myself as the Michael Jordan of comedy. And that's a good thing. You know why? Because I'm not. Wasn't that Richard Pryor? Yes, it was. I know what I am: I'm funny!”

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