"Youâ€™re talking about Rwanda or Bangladesh, or Cambodia, or the Philippines. Theyâ€™ve got democracy, according to Freedom House. But have you got a civilised life to lead? People want economic development first and foremost. The leaders may talk something else. You take a poll of any people. What is it they want? The right to write an editorial as you like? They want homes, medicine, jobs, schools."

-- Lee Kuan Yew

#Jobs Quotes #Home Quotes #Writing Quotes

“O good Jesu Thou has bound my heart in the thought of Thy Name, and now I can not but sing it; therefore have mercy upon me, making perfect that Thou hast ordained.”

Source : Richard Rolle (of Hampole) (1920). “The Fire of Love”
“When I was young, I thought confidence could be earned with perfection. Now I know that you don't earn it; you claim it. And you do that by loving the wacky, endlessly optimistic, enthusiasticall y uninhibited free spirit that is the essence of style, the quintessence of heart, and uniquely you.”
“Rhianna don't want you to give her what you think that she wants. She needs you to give her something that's fresh. So you have to bend your voice and bend your personality and bend the music to make sure it sounds like it's new to everybody.”
“Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.”
“Sometimes I just know things.”

Source : Sonya Sones (2010). “What My Mother Doesn't Know”, p.1, Simon and Schuster
“I wanted to be a lawyer. I love that job; I dont know why.”
“Francis Coppola was very generous. We got paid a lot of money and he saw us every day, took us out every night. It was just a lot. Richard Gere was an absolute gentleman. Gregory Hines. You know, I worked with some giants and they were just so smooth. And it was the '80s. That's when people had a lot of money and it was okay to to hang out and be crazy.”

Source : "Jackée Harry on 227, Ladybugs, and why she wants to be the next Maggie Smith". Interview with Marah Eakin, tv.avclub.com. February 26, 2016.
“I pick up on styles, way before they get popular, pretty much before young kids do. I see 'em coming.”

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