"A man can't ask for much more than the chance to make a difference in his chosen field of work. Politics is my vocation. I'm forever grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this great country of ours. I know I am a better person for it."

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Source : "Straight From The Heart". Book by Jean Chrétien, 1985.

#Country Quotes #Grateful Quotes #Opportunity Quotes

“From 50 centuries, we can learn about the close relationship between garden design and urban design, because both arts involve the composition of buildings with paving, landform, water, vegetation and climate.”
“The more sex I have, the more defined my arms and stomach get.”
“I couldn't be happier about being a part of â€˜Hunger Gamesâ€™ and to play Katniss. I have a huge responsibility to the fans of this incredible book and I donâ€™t take it lightly. I will give everything I have to these movies and to this role to make it worthy of Suzanne Collinsâ€™ masterpiece.”
“Noise and crowds have a way of siphoning our energy and distracting our attention, making prayer an added chore rather than a comforting relief”
“Surely a large part of the zealous repression of radical protest in America has its roots in the fact that millions of men who are apparently "insiders" know how vulnerable the system is because they know how ambiguous their own attachments to it are. The slightest challenge exposes the fragile foundations of legitimacy of the state.”

Source : John H. Schaar (1981). “Legitimacy in the Modern State”, p.31, Transaction Publishers
“We're all writing out of a wound, and that's where our song comes from. The wound is singing. We're singing back to those who've been wounded.”

Source : "Road Trip". Interview with Ali Liebegott, logger.believermag.com. April 2, 2013.
“I believed that by a process of what I can only describe as inward dilation of the eyes I could increase my actual vision.”

Source : "Outline- An Autobiography & Other Writings". Book by Paul Nash, London, 1949.
“I don't throw my clothes out after one wear. Shocking, I know.”

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