"[Americans] think that choice, as seen through the American lens, best fulfills an innate and universal desire for choice in all humans. Unfortunately, these beliefs are based on assumptions that don't always hold true in many countries, in many cultures."

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Source : "The art of choosing". TED conference, www.ted.com. July, 2010.

Sheena Iyengar

#Country Quotes #Motivation Quotes #Inspiration Quotes

“I was forever changed by my experience on Once and Again. All of us who were on that show have deep connections... familial connections.”

Source : "Susanna Thompson: ‘Arrow’ Star Talks Career And Staying Young". Interview with Shelley Emling, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 29, 2012.
“I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it isnt happening.”
“I was never revolutionary. The only revolutionary in our time was Strauss!”

Source : Arnold Schoenberg, Leonard Stein (1975). “Style and Idea: Selected Writings of Arnold Schoenberg”, p.137, Univ of California Press
“Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.”
“It is the silence between sounds that create Rhythm.”
“It is often said that the modern exhibition has ruined painting. It is an unfortunate fact that it does encourage competition, so that, to attract attention to his work, an artist is tempted to descend to sensationalism, whether it is expressed by strong colour, grotesque handling, unusual subject, or sheer size.”
“No refining of one's taste in matters of art or literature, no sharpening of one's powers of insight in matters of science or psychology, can ever take the place of one's sensitiveness to the life of the earth. This is the beginning and the end of a person's true education.”

Source : "The Meaning of Culture". Book by John Cowper Powys, p. 175, 1936.
“Many of our troubles are due to the fact that our people turn to politicians for everything.”

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