"Ours is a problem in which deception has become organized and strong; where truth is poisoned at its source; one in which the skill of the shrewdest brains is devoted to misleading a bewildered people."

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Source : Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”

Walter Lippmann

#Strong Quotes #Skills Quotes #People Quotes

“I came from a family that sometimes didn't have insurance.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“[Seeds Are Small.] Becoming a force of nature doesn't mean that all of our aspirations must be "grand." First steps are often small, and initial visions that focus energy effectively often address immediate problems. What matters is engagement in the service of a larger purpose rather than lofty aspirations that paralyze action. Indeed, it's a dangerous trap to believe that we can pursue onlhy "great visions."”
“I've lived in Forest Hill Village, Riverdale, Summerhill, The Annex and Cabbagetown. Finding the right neighbourhood fit in Toronto is only slightly less tricky than finding the right partner to share it with.”
“I remember interviewing someone I actually felt bad for, and therefore didn't want to take an ironic stance against him. It actually turned out to be a really funny piece.”
“I try to make concrete that which is abstract.”

Source : Response to questionnaire circulated to the Cubists by Amédée Ozenfant and Le Corbusier, editors of "L'Esprit Nouveau" # 5, February 1921.
“The conflicting missions of the two armies seemed to have no fog, no gray, only black-and-white clarity. I had lived my life in terms of compromise, rule-bending, trade-offs, concessions, bargaining, striking deals, finding middle ground. In these two great armies, there was no such thing. Good was good, and evil was evil, and they shared no common ground.”
“He was feeling totally lost, leaving his family and country for a place where he knew nobody and didn't even speak the language.”
“Hell, Lou (Gehrig) it took fifteen years to get you out of a game. Sometimes I'm out in fifteen minutes.”

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