"Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they have a powerful incentive to keep their societies peaceful and prosperous."

-- Natan Sharansky

#Powerful Quotes #Leader Quotes #Support Quotes

“We have the misconception that competitiveness means winning at all costs, but that's not what competition is. Competition is just doing your best and not giving up. We all face a moment in a race or in a competition in which we want to give up. We can either give in and not keep pushing, or we can charge forward and work through it.”
“Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances.”
“For two hours I'd felt myself stretching tighter and tighter, like a rubber band pulled to the point of snapping. And now, I could feel the smaller, weaker part of myself beginning to fray, tiny bits giving way before the big break.”
“Burning every bridge that I cross to find some beautiful place to get lost.”

Source : Song: Let's Get Lost, Album: From a Basement on the Hill, 2004
“Do not put off today's work until tomorrow, lest work accumulate and you achieve nothing.”
“If you really care about starting a movement, have the courage to follow and show others how to follow. And when you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first one to stand up and join in.”
“Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.”
“Too rarely is the individual teacher so free from the dictation of authoritative supervisor, textbook on methods, prescribed course of study, etc., that he can let his mind come to close quarters with the pupil's mind and the subject matter.”

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