"The railway was part scalpel, part movie camera, slicing the city open, parading its inner workings at fifty frames per second. It was on the S-Bahn that she felt least abandoned, as if the act of travelling turned back the clock, and brought her nearer to the future she had lost."

-- Philip Sington

#Cities Quotes #Fifty Quotes #Cameras Quotes

“Like any other people, like fathers, mothers, sons and daughters in every land, when the issue of peace or war has been put squarely to the American people, they have registered for peace.”
“The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.”
“Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best.”
“The government wants to control the banks, just as it now controls GM and Chrysler, and will surely control the health industry in the not-too-distant future. Keeping them TARP-stuffed is the key to control.”

Source : "Obama Wants to Control the Banks" by Stuart Varney, www.wsj.com. April 4, 2009.
“Fear of success is far more dangerous than fear of failure, because the subconscious mind works to prevent that which it fears. People may fear success because of low self-esteem and feeling of not deserving it; because it will increase what others expect of them. Fear of success shows up as anxiety, indecision, avoidance, procrastination or acceptance of mediocrity.”

Source : Joe Tye (2000). “Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career”, Mjf Books
“The weather is perfect. The gods are shining on us.”
“With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded.”
“You are a dynamic whole greater than the sum of your parts. By integrating your body, mind, and emotions through training, you reshape your life.”

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