"The only truly shocking thing about last Tuesday's election is that the Democrats didn't do far worse, or as badly as they deserved."

-- Frank Rich

#Tuesday Quotes #Politics Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“We all know that a sky with clouds in it is much more interesting than one that doesnâ€™t have any.”

Source : Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #4: Change of Heart, Handle with Care, and House Rules”, p.1052, Simon and Schuster
“I've learned much, Father, and this above all: that no station in life is above any other, if it's occupied by someone with a good heart.”
“Everyone said, â€˜Brace yourself, Lupita! Keep a granola bar in that clutch of yours!â€™ I didnâ€™t really understand what they meant, and it was only once it was past that I realized that my body had been holding on by a thread to get through this very intense experience. Nothing can prepare you for awards season. The red carpet feels like a war zone, except you cannot fly or fight; you just have to stand there and take it.”
“It's not what you accomplish in life that matters; it's what you overcome.”
“Everything in life is a metaphor.”
“The revolutionary idea that defines the boundary between modern times and the past is the mastery of risk: the notion that the future is more than a whim of the gods and that men and women are not passive before nature.”

Source : Peter L. Bernstein (2012). “Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk”, p.11, John Wiley & Sons
“I can't be a man. But I can embrace the head of a man, the intelligence of a man, the spirit of a man.”
“The less versatile you are, the better you have to be at what you do well.”

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