"History is not usually what has happened. History is what some people have thought to be significant."

-- Idries Shah

#People Quotes #Significant Quotes

“It's the idea that we as people can control our own destinies. The government and the corporations, more even than the government, can't dictate what artwork we're supposed to like or what comedy we're supposed to laugh at.”
“There weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday.”
“Don't tell people how to live, demonstrate by example.”
“A logoless company is a faceless man”

Source : David Airey (2009). “Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities”, p.10, New Riders
“You can do two things at once, but you can't focus effectively on two things at once.”
“We might make a public moan in the newspapers about the decay of conscience, but in private conversation, no matter what crimes a man may have committed or how cynically he may have debased his talent or his friends, variations on the answer Yes, but I did it for the money, satisfy all but the most tiresome objections.”
“President Obama is closing the prescription drug doughnut hole. He strengthened Medicare! He extended the life of the program by eight years. And what Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan won't admit is that their plan would require current seniors to pay, on average, $600 more each year for prescription drugs.”

Source : Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.
“It is not easy to fight elections with a development motto and I am glad people of Gujarat rose above personal and emotional tangles and prioritized development over everything else.”

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