"The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places."

-- Louise Brown

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #People Quotes

“The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business.”

Source : "A little advice for Obama at the half" by Harold Ford, Jr., fortune.com. November 18, 2010.
“What is happening to the daughters of the yam? Seem like they just don't know how to draw up the powers from the deep like before. Not full sunned and sweet anymore.”
“Yes, it's in my left ear. It's excruciating... I mean, it's the worst thing 'cause it's not... It never... It does go away - it's not true to say that it doesn't but, uhh... It doesn't... The doctors say it won't... It isn't actually going away - you've just gotta suppress... They try to come to terms with what it actually... Why some people fear it - that's the psychology behind it. They know it's there but why is it such a horrible sound? Well, you can say why is a guy scratching at a window with his nails such a horrible sound - I couldn't put up with that! This is worse!”
“The biggest industrial sector next to real estate is oil, gas and other mineral resources. They don't report any taxable income, because if you depict yourself as earning a profit, you have to pay a tax on it. So, it's all about what accountants choose to declare as profit.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“I'm still learning, but I can see there are decisions in life that are going to be very challenging and it's always better to get through them, always.”

Source : Source: www.billboard.com
“If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better the next day”
“Humans are born free then put into cages, then convinced freedom is what being in a cage is, and what freedom is, is being in a cage.”
“There is often grace in silence. But there is always power in understanding.”

Source : Michele Norris (2010). “The Grace of Silence: A Memoir”, p.169, Vintage

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