"Humans elect leaders on the basis of the promises they make. We [vampires] try to elect ours based solely on the strength of their character."

-- Darren Shan

#Character Quotes #Leader Quotes #Promise Quotes

“It 2001 when we started. But prior to that, I had made this website called sundancepics.com, where me and this other photographer, Randall Michelson, could sell our images from Sundance online and it was successful. Steve Granitz, who's my main partner at WireImage, we were already working together, and I was like, "Look dude, this is it. We can do this."”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I already have a plan." Celie said, raising her hand as she would with her tutor. "Do you?" Rolf's eyes gleamed. "What is it?" "I don't think you'll like it, Lilah." Celie apologized straightaway. "It involves manure...a great deal of manure." Rolf started to laugh again.”
“I basically put my trust in someone and I was let down.”

Source : "American 100-meter record holder Tyson Gay tests positive for banned substance", www.foxnews.com. July 14, 2013.
“Parents who are stressed or disturbed will have more difficulty in meeting their children's needs. Parents who have little support--from friends, relatives, neighbors, or the community--are more likely to be overburdened by the demands of their babies and to be unable to respond to them adequately. Parents who experience severe poverty or economic insecurity, who cannot satisfy their own basic needs, are likely to have difficulty in responding to their children's needs.”
“So many awful things have happened in Karachi, it's true. It has its own crazy rhythm. Even as crazy as other news is in Pakistan, the city manages to beat that in the frequency of catastrophes.”
“A man devoid of hope and conscious of being so has ceased to belong to the future.”
“Standardised tests cannot capture all, but on the other hand, students who are not capable of doing well on standardised tests are not well-equipped to thrive in today's world and so it's important for teachers to ensure that students gain the foundation necessary to meet the baseline educational standards these tests represent.”

Source : Source: www.economist.com
“In the end, I would love [the audience] to be more open to the understanding of different types of personalities, you know?”

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