"Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples. But August stands apart, ... He has his special way of seeing things. I remember he and I were at one of those fancy benefits the Rep has. The gay men's chorus was singing, and I was very proud to have brought them into a Rep event. And August says, 'You know, I don't see any black people up there.' That was his focus the lives of black people."

-- Daniel J. Sullivan

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“There are too many countries where the values we take for granted in our civil servants simply do not exist. Seeing these values in action, applied with dedication by hardworking individuals, makes me proud to lead a service that is making life better for millions across Britain.”

Source : "The civil service is not full of fat cats" by Gus O'Donnell, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2010.
“I take the market-efficiency hypothesis to be the simple statement that security prices fully reflect all available information.”
“How can our kids really understand the moral complexities of being alive if they are not allowed to engage in those complexities outdoors?”
“You can't change when you're defensive.”

Source : "Overcome Obstacles for Change" by Daniel Goleman, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 9, 2014.
“We rise to fortune by successive steps; we descend by only one.”
“Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.”
“Do what you do so well that those who see you do what you do are going to come back to see you do it again and tell others that they should see you do what you do.”
“I used to feel like I had to be the best at what I did, but I realized I don't have to be the best. It's so freeing. I've never been this happy.”

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