"Public service is good for you,"

-- Jim Flaherty

#Public Service Quotes

“I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.”

Source : Jack Germond (2002). “Fat Man in a Middle Seat: Forty Years of Covering Politics”, Random House Trade Paperbacks
“Like so many other positive acts, it turns out that hugging boosts our immune system. Plus it just plain feels good! So hug someone today, perhaps a person who seems particularly in need.”

Source : M.J. Ryan (2000). “Instant health and happiness boosters: 365 suggestions to lift your spirit”
“What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?”
“Jean was visited by one of her rare moments of happiness, one of those moments when the goodness of God was so real to her that it was like taste and scent; the rough strong taste of honey in the comb and the scent of water. Her thoughts of God had a homeliness that at times seemed shocking, in spite of their power, which could rescue her from terror or evil with an ease that astonished her.”
“I'm blessed with good health for which I'm deeply grateful, so for that reason, I feel so good. Everybody else is far more excited about the 90 than I am.”
“All I ask is one thing, and Iâ€™m asking this particularly of young people: please donâ€™t be cynical. I hate cynicism, for the record, itâ€™s my least favorite quality and it doesnâ€™t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and youâ€™re kind, amazing things will happen.”
“"Newton was the greatest genius that ever existed, and the most fortunate, for we cannot find more than once a system of the world to establish."”

Source : "Introduction to Astronomy" by F. R. Moulton, New York, (p. 199), 1906.
“Real transformation requires real honesty. If you want to move forward - get real with yourself.”

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