"It's hard not to empathize with the mayor's anger, given the injustices he'd suffered, but righteous anger rarely leads to wise policy."

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Source : Edward Glaeser (2011). “Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier”, p.55, Pan Macmillan

Edward Glaeser

#Wise Quotes #Anger Quotes #Injustice Quotes

“When I feel good, the crowd is behind me, have a great spirit, I think I can be very tough to beat.”
“I never think that being a woman is so hard. Maybe don't think about your gender and be confident as you go forward rather than try to single yourself out as some underserved part of filmmaking.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“If you can't love two people at once, there's something wrong with you.”

Source : "Mafia king on the straight and narrow". Interview with Heather Alexander, news.bbc.co.uk. March 29, 2008.
“Truly brilliant marketing happens when you take something most people think of as a weakness and reposition it so people think of it as a strength.”
“Good comedy doesn't have to be a comedy idea.”
“In life, what more can you ask for than to be real?”
“Everybody I knew who was really ambitious and kind of annoying wanted to move to New York. I like it here but that has nothing to do with the fantasy image that goes along with it. You have so many people complaining, "It's not how it used to be." If you look for specific things and you don't find them anymore, that's disappointing. But that's just your disappointment, it has nothing to do with the city. I think it's a nice place-harsh at times, and so on, but beautiful nonetheless.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“human names for natural things are superfluous. Nature herself does not name them. The important thing is to know this flower, look at its color until the blueness becomes as real as a keynote of music.”

Source : Sally Carrighar (1974). “Home to the wilderness: a personal journey”, Viking Pr

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