"There are some virtues to not saying what you think all the time."

-- Margaret Atwood

#Thinking Quotes #Silence Quotes #Virtue Quotes

“The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is a prime example. Even though Obama KNEW - from the moment of the assault - that it was a TERRORIST attack, he didn't let the American people know.”
“Towers in a modern town are a frill and a survival; they seem like the raised hands of the various churches, afraid of being overlooked, and saying to the forgetful public, Here I am! Or perhaps they are rival lightning rods, saying to the emanations of divine grace, "Please strike here!”
“Good luck, little Wanderer, good luck. How I wish you didn't need it.”
“American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others - partly because America itself was put together out of a multiplicity of national traditions.”
“I can't live and hold the camera, someone gotta take this”
“You can buy a man's time; you can buy his physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of his skilled muscular motions per hour. But you cannot buy enthusiasm... you cannot buy loyalty... you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, mind or souls. You must earn these.”
“We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.”

Source : "Gold Medalist Bryan Clay Goes Beyond Reason for Games". Interview with Moira Lawler, www.menshealth.com. April 23, 2012.
“The whole idea is to enable you to see mentally the picture at all hours of the day.”

Source : Claude M. Bristol (2013). “The Magic of Believing”, p.82, Courier Corporation

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