"Most people want nothing to happen. That is the problem with governments these days. They want to do things all the time; they are always very busy thinking of what things they can do next. That is not what people want. People want to be left alone to look after their cattle."

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Source : Alexander McCall Smith (2008). “The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency”, p.25, Hachette UK

Alexander McCall Smith

#Gratitude Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Government Quotes

“Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.”
“Harness the power of peers.”
“Well, I'm against Bush. I'm definitely not pro-Bush. I think he's a maniac and a mad man, and I think he needs to go. As far as Kerry -- you know, I think that it really came down to a choice of the lesser of two evils, and unfortunately Bush won.”
“Originality is... a by-product of sincerity.”
“It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations.”

Source : Walter Bagehot (1930). “The English Constitution: And Other Political Essays”, p.51, Lulu.com
“Do right! and thou hast naught to fear;Right hath a power that makes thee strong.The night is dark, but light is near;The grief is short, the joy is long.”
“I really believe you get what you're supposed to get.”

Source : Source: www.etonline.com
“One of the things that wrong with pictures today, I think, is that so many of the people making them started out wanting to.”

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