"As a former lifelong Republican, it pains me to tell you that today's Republicans - and their standard-bearers, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan - just aren't up to the task. They're beholden to 'my way or the highway' bullies, indebted to billionaires who bankroll ads and allergic to the very idea of compromise."

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Source : "Charlie Crist DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 06, 2012.

Charlie Crist

#Pain Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Bully Quotes

“If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.”
“An image means nothing. It is just a door, leading to the next door. It will never happen that we will find the truth we are looking for just in an image; it will happen behind the last door that the spectator discovers the truth, because of his own efforts.”

Source : "Tàpies, Werke auf Papier 1943 - 2003" by Antoni Tapies, Kunsthalle Emden, edited by Achim Sommer, Altana, (p. 30), 2004.
“The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. In fact, the very notion of a self who is trying to free her/ himself is a delusion. We are in it together and the company of spiritual friends helps us realize our interconnectedness.”
“I could have seen myself going into academia, but I don't love it; I just like it.”
“Children can't help but create: they need to put their mind on the page, they want to paint, to sculpt, to write short stories.”
“Yoga helps me be a stronger runner. I can lose track of my form, and yoga reminds me how important it is.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I don't understand why Europeans and South Americans can take more sophistication. Why is it that Americans need to hear their happiness major and their tragedy minor, and as jazzy as they can handle is a seventh chord? Are they not experiencing complex emotions?”
“In the first place, [his eyes] never laughed when he laughed. Have you ever noticed this peculiarity some people have? It is either the sign of an evil nature or of a profound and lasting sorrow.”

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