"Innocence and optimism have one basic failing: they have no fundamental depth."

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Source : Charles A. Reich (1970). “The Greening of America”

Charles A. Reich

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“Elvis is dead and I don't feel good for myself.”
“Somebody's going to wake up and their job in life is going to be to make guitars. There are a lot of good, talented people.”
“I'm a very free woman, and maybe freedom is erotic in that way. Maybe it's conceived of as something dangerous, and dangerous - in that creative and wild way - is sensuous and erotic. For me it's more about making what I feel, but there's always a reason, a level of integrity and classical expression in what I do.”

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“We have an epidemic of fatherlessness here, and that's what I agree with the president [Barack Obama] on, and we should be doing more to promote and protect marriage as between a man and a women for the needs of our children.”
“I can safely say that no one who has ever won an Oscar didn't want to win an Oscar.”
“I am a former Kleagle [recruiter] of the Ku Klux Klan in Raleigh County. The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia. It is necessary that the order be promoted immediately and in every state in the union.”
“Corina Bartra is a very intriguing singer. On Son Zumbon ... the music utilizes tricky rhythms, the leader's haunting voice, and plenty of short solos. There is no lack on intensity in this program.”
“My point is, if you want to achieve anything in life, it is not enough to merely wish for it. You must develop that kind of 4:30 AM discipline that distinguishes you from others.”

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