"For me, fiscal realism is not a betrayal of Labour values; it is the foundation by which we win the trust of the public."

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Source : "Labour must do more to be credible on economy, says Douglas Alexander" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. January 27, 2012.

Douglas Alexander

#Betrayal Quotes #Winning Quotes #Foundation Quotes

“Human beings do not like to look squarely into the face of tragedy. Gloom is unpopular.”
“You look at boxing being an international, world-famous sport, right up there next with soccer, and there's only two fighters the people want to see fight. Two little fellows, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.”
“For me, this world of questions and the provisional, this chase after an answer that was always put off to the next day, all that was euphoric. I lived in the future.”

Source : François Jacob (1995). “The Statue Within: An Autobiography”, p.9, CSHL Press
“I have an unbelievable assistant who handles all of my scheduling! It's like a Tetris game.”
“As many know, brain injury comes in many forms. The two most prevalent brain injuries - stroke and trauma - affect more than 2.2 million Americans, and these numbers are expected to grow.”
“After I had been studying with him for two years, Schoenberg said, â€˜In order to write music, you must have a feeling for harmony.â€™ Â I explained to him that I had no feeling for harmony. Â He then said that I would always encounter an obstacle, that it would be as though I came to a wall through which I could not pass. Â I said, â€˜In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.â€™”
“As a person, the only people who matter are my kids and how they see me.”
“The most rewarding possible thing that a songwriter or an artist of any kind can experience is to hear firsthand from the mouth of somebody else that they don't know the weight or gravity or intensity that something they've made has brought out in somebody else's life. It's simultaneously flattering and humbling. It makes me so thankful that I've been so lucky to be able to do this work.”

Source : Source: www.songfacts.com

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