"The day I leave the power, inside my pockets will only be dust."

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Source : "Salazar: biographical study" by Franco Nogueira, Atlantis Publishing, (p. 383), 1977.

Antonio de Oliveira Salazar

#Dust Quotes #Pockets Quotes

“But maybe it's better to go after something, and not get it, than to not even try.”
“It's never too late. Don't focus on what was taken away. Find something to replace it, and acknowledge the blessing you have.”
“Then they both smiled the exact same smile. Narcissism times two. Oh, get a room already.”

Source : Devon Monk (2010). “Magic at the Gate: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.22, Penguin
“In our society, real power does not happen to lie in the political system, it lies in the private economy: thatâ€™s where the decisions are made about whatâ€™s produced, how much is produced, whatâ€™s consumed, where investment takes place, who has jobs, who controls the resources, and so on and so forth. And as long as that remains the case, changes inside the political system can make some difference-I donâ€™t want to say itâ€™s zero-but the differences are going to be very slight.”
“We are often taught to look for the beauty in all things, so in finding it, the layman asks the philosopher while the philosopher asks the photographer.”
“If the internet has taught us anything, it's that you want less news and more cats.”

Source : "Heavy Petting". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, July 4, 2015.
“What do you call a planet where bad guys stroll through life with success draped around their shoulders like a Kingâ€™s cloak, while random horrors are visited upon the innocent heads of children? I call it Earth.”

Source : Jordan Sonnenblick (2010). “Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie”, p.111, Scholastic Inc.
“He whom common, gross, or stale objects allure, and when obtained, content, is a vulgar being, incapable of greatness in thought or action.”

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