"I'm a prodigal son. The black sheep of a white flock. I shall die on the gallows."

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Source : "Fictional character: Baron Felix von Geigern". "Grand Hotel", www.imdb.com. 1932.

William A. Drake

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“When something in life occurs that is troubling, we are supposed to not dwell on the thing itself. Instead, the focus should be on our obligation to turn this bad thing into something beautiful. It's not easy. But, if you focus your creative energy away from self-torture and onto â€˜how you can turn this into something beautifulâ€™ pretty remarkable things start to happen.”
“Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.”
“The idea that Bentham and Mill were maximizers is the greatest stretch of all. They were progressivists, committed to improving the societies in which they lived, not utopian maximizers.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“I choose to work behind the camera. And I kind of want to make the work and then run away. The presentation of myself really feels complicated for me.”
“THE POWER OF A COMPELLING CAUSE RESTS IN THE SOUL OF ITS CREATOR, because a cause springs from the soul. It is a spiritual statement from one soul that cannot be the result of many. It comes from a deep place of knowing, some conviction that a richly imagined future could in some way, dramatically and positively, change the world.”

Source : Lance Secretan (2004). “Inspire! What Great Leaders Do”, p.68, John Wiley & Sons
“Love is all that matters.”

Source : "China Forbes, Lead singer of Pink Martini: Always Growing". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“The business of business should not be about money. It should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not private greed”

Source : Anita Roddick, Cheryl Rickman (2005). “The Small Business Start-up Workbook: A step-by-step guide to starting the business you've dreamed of”, p.227, Hachette UK
“Iâ€™ve seen all I need to. Iâ€™m going to go drink now in a futile effort to wipe away the memory of this debacle.”

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