"The more consciously democratic Americans became, however, the less they were satisfied with a conception of the Promised Land, which went no farther than a pervasive economic prosperity guaranteed by free institutions."

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Source : Herbert Croly (2005). “The Promise of American Life”, p.12, Cosimo, Inc.

Herbert Croly

#Land Quotes #Prosperity Quotes #Economic Quotes

“Be yourself. Unapologetically.”
“Becoming Father the Nurturer rather than just Father the Provider enables a man to fully feel and express his humanity and his masculinity. Fathering is the most masculine thing a man can do.”
“Southern women see no point in the hard way. Life is hard enough. So we add a little sugar to the sour. Which is not to suggest Southern women are disingenuous cream puffs. Quite the opposite. When you are born into a history as loaded as the Southâ€™s, when you carry in your bones the incontrovertible knowledge of manâ€™s violence and limitations, daring to stay sweet is about the most radical thing you can do.”
“Show interest in all people, not just those from whom you want something. Making people feel important and good about themselves is just the right thing to do”
“To photograph is often compared to an act of redemption - to select from an infinite number of choices that which is to be remembered.”

Source : Virginia Heckert, Judy Fiskin, John Divola (2011). “Some Aesthetic Decisions: The Photographs of Judy Fiskin”, p.16, Getty Publications
“Truly what the Emmys are about are the machine behind them, and Oscars are the same way, where if you have a big enough machine behind you, you get nominated, because truly how many of the best performances actually win...not many.”

Source : IGN Interview, www.ign.com. July 11, 2006.
“When I was in top shape I'd go to the ring and show my conditioning.”
“It seems to me that romantic comedies used to be about falling in love, but in recent years they've really become just comedies where the love story is only there as a spine to hang the jokes on.”

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