"I think Americans expect optimism in their leadership. The most popular and effective leaders, whether it was Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan or Jack Kennedy, brought to it a sense of optimism and possibility."

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David Brooks

#Thinking Quotes #Optimism Quotes #Leader Quotes

“I'm not a public figure at all. I don't really go out a lot to places where there are people like those who sit at the bottom of your driveway.”
“Money is like a canvas or a shape shifter. It's like whatever you project on that canvas, that's what money is for you. Really, in its essence it's power. Most people relate to money the way they relate to power. They either think other people have it, and they don't and they're mad about it, or they feel fearful of it like having it would be a burden or a responsibility.”
“So we contemplate each other, and we want each other, and I give it life and warmth, and it gives me my reason for living.”
“But God never seems capable of moderation”
“I had heard so much negative talk about our generation, that we're slackers and young fogies, that I knew wasn't true of the people I know.”
“Just 'cause you're following a well-marked trail don't mean that whoever made it knew where they were goin'.”
“I have three dogs, a cat, fish. I'm a huge animal lover. They're amazing.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I like Alaska for the salmon fishing - it's fantastic there. I usually stay in a log cabin with no one around for miles. I like to go with friends, but I'm also happy to be on my own with nature.”

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