"He [Mikhail Gorbachev] has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes....There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from Gorbachev that does not come across as something peaceful within himself. It's the look of a kind of human volcano, or he'd probably like to describe it as a human nuclear energy plant."

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Dan Rather

#Eye Quotes #Volcanoes Quotes #Leader Quotes

“In my photographs it is apparent that there was no posing at the moment I released the shutter.”
“I always look on the bright side of everything. If you keep aiming for some goal, you usually get there if you don't give up.”

Source : Graham Chapman (2001). “Monty Python's the life of Brian (of Nazareth)”, Methuen Pub Ltd
“Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation in turn becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources - and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on in the future.”
“Karma has been a pop culture term for ages. But really, what the heck is it?”
“We would never call inexplicable little insights hunches, for fear of drawing the universe's attention. But they happened, and you knew you had been in the proximity of one that had come through if you saw a detective kiss his or her fingers and touch his or her chest where a pendant to Warsha, patron saint of inexplicable inspirations, would, theoretically, hang.”
“You can't imbibe someone's success by f*cking them.”
“The impulse to tell the truth was not as great as the fear of being left off the page.”

Source : Jonathan Messinger (2007). “Hiding Out”, p.179, featherproof books
“Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, "For my sake, the entire world was created."”

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