"We really are at the crossroads and [disarmament] will happen if people of goodwill all over the world raise their voices and take action to let the governments of the world know thatâ€™s what they want."

-- Jody Williams

#Government Quotes #Voice Quotes #People Quotes

“It's daring and challenging to be young and poor, but never to be old and poor. Whatever resources of good health, character, and fortitude you bring to retirement, remember, also, to bring money.”

Source : Jane Bryant Quinn (1997). “Making the Most of Your Money”, p.842, Simon and Schuster
“... family and friends aren't always ready to make the journey when you are, and you just have to keep plowing along whether they have confidence in you or not. That can be very lonely.”
“One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level as he walks by.”
“Maybe happiness is like a virus. Maybe it's one of those bugs that sits for a long time, so we don't even know that we are infected.”

Source : Richard Powers (2010). “Generosity”, p.126, Atlantic Books Ltd
“When you're the lead and on most of the call sheets, some people have expectations of you and whether you like it or not, you kind of set the tone.”
“This movie came as a reaction to reality. I realized that I do not know that 80 of the population that lives poor in my city. I wanted to make a social experiment putting in the same car several people from different social classes, just to see what would happen.”
“The most fundamental law of tragedy is that the moments of greatest happiness are the hardest to attain.”
“There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it.”

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