"To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable."

-- Indira Gandhi

#Politics Quotes #Function Quotes

“Hawai'i has often been called a melting pot, but I think of it more as a 'mixed plate'---a scoop of rice with gravy, a scoop of macaroni salad, a piece of mahi-mahi, and a side of kimchi. Many different tastes share the plate, but none of them lose their individual flavor, and together they make up a uniquely 'local' cuisine. This is also, I believe, what America is at its best---a whole greater than the sum of it's parts.”

Source : Alan Brennert (2009). “Honolulu”, p.430, Macmillan
“I think we're conditioned by watching movies.”

Source : Source: www.hbook.com
“First, you have to finish.”

Source : "Gift of Leadership" by Anthony D. Manning, Tony Manning, p. 37, 2002.
“Old friends, like old shoes, are comfortable. But old shoes, unlike old friends, tend not to be supportive: it is easier to stumble and sprain an ankle while wearing a pair of old shoes than it is in new shoes, with their less yielding leather.”
“I know I'm old-fashioned, but there's just something about the act of looking at books versus taking in information on a screen, which is so one-dimensional. There's a sense of ownership that you have with books, a physical connection.”
“The main point here is that we are to desire something before faith can come into play. Our desires are of value to God. Itâ€™s His will to fulfill our dreams. When we are delighting in the Lord, our dreams and desires are formed in His Spirit, timing and purpose.”
“Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.”
“The idea of nature contains, though often unnoticed, an extraordinary amount of human history.”

Source : Raymond Williams (2005). “Culture and Materialism: Selected Essays”, p.67, Verso

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