"Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do his duty as a citizen, government becomes a very deadly instrument indeed."

-- Bernard Baruch

#Government Quotes #People Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“There is such a thing as bad publicity.”
“The world, right now, is only us.”
“Are you OLD?" "No. I'm only twelve. But I've been that for a long time.”

Source : John Ajvide Lindqvist (2010). “Let Me In”, p.271, Macmillan
“At some point the rhetoric runs out, and we have to ask ourselves, 'Are we simply going to standby while somebody's rhetoric is good, but their actions are so lousy?' Are we going to stand up for that?”
“Some people are able to use Bible as a means of opposing injustice, whereas others are able to find justification.”
“People like secrets. Creative people really like secrets.”

Source : Nolan Bushnell, Gene Stone (2014). “Finding the Next Steve Jobs: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture Talent”, p.4, Simon and Schuster
“...everything around us, dead or alive, in the eyes of a crazy photographer mysteriously takes on many variations, so that a seemingly dead object comes to life through light or by its surroundings... To capture some of this - I suppose that's lyricism.”
“In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.”

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