"When I left Iowa, I definitely never wanted to stand in front of a group of academics again and see if they approved of me. I made up my mind to take my work to the actual reading public."

-- Daniel Woodrell

#Reading Quotes #Iowa Quotes #Mind Quotes

“I think I did everything possible known to any mayor in the country as it relates to saving lives.”

Source : Interview with Tim Russert, www.nbcnews.com. September 11, 2005.
“I have been constantly telling people to encourage people, to question the unquestioned and not to be ashamed to bring up new ideas, new processes to get things done.”
“Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics donâ€™t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying â€œyesâ€ begins things. Saying â€œyesâ€ is how things grow. Saying â€œyesâ€ leads to knowledge. â€œYesâ€ is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say â€œyes'.”

Source : Knox College Commencement Address, departments.knox.edu. June 03, 2006.
“I'm the kind of person who can hear that stuff. If you sing along to the radio and you're not going to sing unison with the melody, but find the harmony, I find that pretty easy to do.”
“When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals.”
“We have our nominee, and it's is Secretary [Hillary] Clinton. I do hope that Secretary Clinton will take into account the huge resonance of the vision that Senator ["Bernie"] Sanders was putting forward.This has inspired millions of citizens - a style of campaign we've never seen before winning 22 states, extraordinary number of caucuses. Now the challenge is to bring the two halves of the party together.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“For us in the minority, the opportunity to see geese is more important than television.”
“Many people look but they do not see.”

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