"I see in [George H. W.] Bush a striving to be Reagan-like in the sense of having a big vision, and eschewing small details."

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Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com

David E. Hoffman

#Vision Quotes #Details Quotes #George H W Bush Quotes

“In 1997, when I started as a professional athlete, my sport was not like it is now. I needed to develop myself to beat the next generation, but things also changed in the sport. Bikes have changed, the sport has gotten faster, and it's becoming more professional. But my goal always was to try to be one step in front of all the others. That was my motivation. That helped me to work every day during the year, and very hard. And it never stopped.”
“Most organisations say they want creativity, but really they do not.”
“Know whatever comes to you unexpected to be a gift from God, which will surely serve you if you use it to the fullest. It is only that which you strive for out of your own imagination, that gives you trouble.”

Source : Brandon Bays (2012). “The Journey: A Practical Guide to Healing Your Life and Setting Yourself Free”, p.196, Simon and Schuster
“If you cared enough about your characters, what happened to them was interesting... It's important to care about them. About who they are and what they do.. I don't really care whose side they are on, and they can be monstrous on the outside, or worse, on the inside, but you still have to want to spend time with them.”
“I lived on Thompson Street in SoHo for 13 years and I watched it go from a little Italian neighborhood to the Mall Of America. Then the obvious fact that it's pre-Internet, pre-cell phone. Everyone I think thinks their youth is a more innocent time. I just don't know.”
“The team takes on the identity of its top payersâ€¦ I don't want to take anything away from the Capitals offensively,”
“Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing; A plant that with most cutting grows, Most barren with best using.”

Source : Samuel Daniel (1718). “The Poetical Works of Mr. Samuel Daniel, Author of the English History: To which is Prefix'd, Memoirs of His Life and Writings”, p.105
“It would be frightening to think that in all the Cosmos, which is so harmonious, so complete and equal to itself, that only human life is happening randomly, that only one's destiny lacks meaning.”

Source : "The Little Book of Romanian Wisdom". Book by Diana Doroftei and Matthew Cross, 2011.

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