"Whether a man is a criminal or a public servant is purely a matter of perspective."

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Source : Tom Robbins (2003). “Another Roadside Attraction”, p.70, Bantam

Tom Robbins

#Men Quotes #Perspective Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Happiness lies in moments, and while you have it you're not even aware, only afterwards do you know you were happy.”
“Words.â€ His tone sharpened. â€œI shared my house, my bed, and my blood with you, as well as offered you a place in my life forever. What are words compared to that?â€ I sighed, my anger dissipating as quickly as his flames had. â€œOh, Vlad, if you believed that, you wouldâ€™ve told me what I wanted to hear to just appease me. You didnâ€™t, which proves saying â€˜I love youâ€™ means more to you than everything else.”
“I would tell any aspiring designer to take the time to experience everything they can to really get a feel for what direction they want to go in. And most importantly, let your passion and your gut lead you.”
“Sept. 11 jolted America out of its second gilded age.”

Source : "Obama-Clinton ticket for 2012" by L.Douglas Wilder, www.politico.com. August 2, 2010.
“Even if I made pornography, the trauma would show, though. It will always be there because it's my veritÃ©. It's my kind of narrative, it's my kind of storytelling. It's not style; it's just there.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“The best approach here if at all possible is to use supervisory and regulatory methods to restrain undue risk-taking and to make sure the system is resilient in case an asset price bubble bursts in the future.”
“A culture of dialogue is breaking down and giving way to a culture of threats and impunity, you can see the strategy already ... and what you have is essentially the threat of imprisonment in order to control people better.”
“You know, people at Wal-Mart are standing there with their uniforms on. I feel like I'm putting on a uniform to do a movie. I don't feel like it's dressing in drag.”

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