#People Quotes #Together Quotes #Doe Quotes
“Hands up if you’re ready to do something you’ll regret this weekend. Go forth! You have my blessing.”
“The Western societies which espouse free market capitalism survive by the pursuit of greed and, in their own way, like Communism, throw into leadership men and women (mostly men) who know how to gain, exert and manipulate power.”
“If I can hear it I can kind of play it. I guess that's how I write, just how something feels.”
“I've always thought it was about finding the right person. But it's about choosing the right person, isn't it?”
“Most Americans think of hunger as a problem affecting only places like India, Africa or South America. But it is a tragic reality that our country has millions of children who are suffering from lack of food. We must all work together to save our country from this problem.”
“Most of the writers I know work every day, in obscurity and close to poverty, trying to say one thing well and true. Day in, day out, they labor to find their voice, to learn their trade, to understand nuance and pace. And then, facing a sea of rejections, they hear about something like Barbara Bush’s dog getting a book deal.”
“When you can carry five full dinner platters on your left arm, you should be able to vote, even if you're not eighteen.”
“Do you know the difference between a beautiful woman and a charming one? A beauty is a woman you notice, a charmer is one who notices you.”
Source : "The Man Who Revitalized 'Doctor Who' And 'Sherlock'". "Fresh Air" with David Bianculli, www.npr.org. May 3, 2012.
Eugen Weber Historian
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