"He's a tremendous breath of fresh air. The things he [Pope Francis] has done in a short period of time: the fact that he does not live in a huge papal mansion and just dropped by in the dining room where ordinary people have meals. You think of his background, where he didn't use limousines in South America, that he used public transport. I'm so, so thrilled that he is there at this crucial moment in the history of our world."

-- Desmond Tutu

#Thinking Quotes #America Quotes #Our World Quotes

“I realize how much ballet gave me, and because of ballet, Iâ€™m known as a graceful gymnast.”
“Science progresses not because scientists as a whole are passionately open-minded but because different scientists are passionately closed-minded about different things.”

Source : Henry H. Bauer (1994). “Scientific Literacy and the Myth of the Scientific Method”, p.76, University of Illinois Press
“In addition to demanding answers and accountability from the Veterans Administration, Congress had to act to ensure veterans do not suffer because of the actions of a federal agency.”
“You cannot truly say you live well unless you eat well.”
“One of our greatest assets is that all men aspire to be equal and free. This fact haunts the rulers of the Kremlin today for even they cannot change this law of nature and they know it. It is up to us, not only by example but by positive acts, to make the most of this driving force within mankind.”
“I don't really want to start my career again, and I don't like Hollywood. If it had happened to me when I was young, yes, I'd be there like a shot, but I wouldn't like to go there and hang out and go to auditions at my age.”
“Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.”
“You are never too lost that God cannot reach you.”

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