"There's an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing anything. When actions are judged, they go before the bar of God, where Mom and the Flag closely flank His presence."

-- Jonathan Raban

#Mom Quotes #Angel Quotes #Bars Quotes

“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”
“At that point, when songs got leaked, it was cool though too because then you started getting recognition beforehand.”
“Every impulse we strangle will only poison us.”
“As in everything else, I find that age is not good for much, that one becomes deafer and less sensitive. Also, the higher up the mountain you climb, the less of a view you get. A mist closes in and cheats you of the hoped-for and expected opportunity to see far and wide ...”

Source : Käthe Kollwitz, Hans Kollwitz (1988). “The Diary and Letters of Kaethe Kollwitz”, p.164, Northwestern University Press
“One man's transparency is another's humiliation.”

Source : "Collaboration 2. 0: Technology and Best Practices for Successful". Book by Gerry Adams. Happy About, p. 93, January 1, 2008.
“If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.”
“On the distinctive principles of the Government ... of the U. States, the best guides are to be found in ... The Declaration of Independence, as the fundamental Act of Union of these States.”
“The best musicians or sound-artists are people who never considered themselves to be artists or musicians.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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