"As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder."

-- John Glenn

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“Provenance is something very important in jewelry. You want to know who has worn a piece of jewelry and who it has belonged to - it's part of its history, part of its aura.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Anything But An Apologist for the Lefties and All of Their Causes.”
“Inevitably, people tell me that poor folks are lazy or unintelligent, that they are somehow deserving of their poverty. However, if you begin to look at the sociological literature on poverty, a more complex picture emerges. Poverty and unemployment are part and parcel of our economic order. Without them, capitalism would cease to function effectively, and in order to continue to function, the system itself must produce poverty and an army of underemployed or unemployed people.”
“I had seen ardency in men's eyes, but I had only felt it once. With Flauvic, false and therefore easy to dismiss. I suddenly wished that I could feel it now. No, I did feel it. I did have the same feeling, only I had masked it as restlessness, or as the exhortation to action, or as anger. I thought how wonderful it would be to see that spark now, in the right pair of eyes.”
“The only thing success should do is make you more humble.”
“The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems.”
“The tools to crush modern slavery exist, but the political will is lacking.”

Source : Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn (2009). “Half the Sky”, p.24, Vintage
“One of the first signs of a Spirit-filled life is enthusiasm!”

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