"We have heard stories about white men who make the powerful guns and the strong drinks and took slaves away across the seas, but no one thought the stories were true."

-- Chinua Achebe

#Strong Quotes #Powerful Quotes #Men Quotes

“Portland is where young people go to retire.”
“If you are doing well, your business will pay more in tax; if you're not doing well, you pay less.”

Source : "Matt Gonzalez taking his run for mayor in stride / He wants to apply ethics to politics" by Julian Guthrie, www.sfgate.com. October 22, 2003.
“A comedian is someone who tells the truth. Truth is the set of all jokes told by all comedians in the world.”
“Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.”
“I'm starting to like muggers more than congressmen. At least the muggers don't claim they're doing you a favor.”
“I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as a derivative of consciousness.”
“The private sector is doing fine.”
“Change is like a charging cow. Don't ignore it - milk it”

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