"In times of crisis, it is of utmost importance to keep one's head."

-- Marie Antoinette

#Politics Quotes #Importance Quotes #Crisis Quotes

“I'm very interested in silence. And, more importantly, in what happens when people aren't talking on stage. I'm interested in letting actors play and do things between the lines. And in slowing everything down.”
“With plants, persuasion is better than force.”
“A world to be born under your footsteps...”

Source : Saint-John Perse (2014). “Collected Poems”, p.351, Princeton University Press
“I believe I have lots of time. I have to believe that, that it won't come back, and that that's why I'm in good hands. But I also do live my life by putting nothing off.”
“The only suggestions I get on my plays is to make them more of what they already are, and that's wonderful.”
“Life sometimes gets so bogged down in the details, you forget you are living it. There is always another appointment to be met, another bill to pay, another symptom presenting, another uneventful day to be notched onto the wooden wall. We have synchronized our watches, studied our calendars, existed in minutes, and completely forgotten to step back and see what we've accomplished.”

Source : Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel”, p.352, Simon and Schuster
“The why is what makes journalism an adult game. The why is what makes policy coherent and useful. The why is what transforms bureaucrats and foot soldiers and political leaders into viable instruments of rational and affirmative change. The why is everything and without it, the very suggestion of human progress becomes a cosmic joke.”

Source : "The escalating breakdown of urban society across the US" by David Simon, www.theguardian.com. September 5, 2008.
“The printing presses of the state treasuries cranked out reams of paper currency- showing wise kinds and blissful martyrs- while bankers wept and peasants starved.”

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