"The goal is the same: life itself; and the price is the same; life itself."

-- James Agee

#Goal Quotes #Addiction Quotes

“The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.”

Source : On receiving the "Family of Man" Award from the Protestant Council of the City of New York, October 28, 1964.
“What is a labour victory? I maintain that it is a twofold thing. Workers must gain economic advantage, but they must also gain revolutionary spirit, in order to achieve a complete victory. For workers to gain a few cents more a day, a few minutes less a day, and go back to work with the same psychology, the same attitude toward society is to achieve a temporary gain and not a lasting victory.”
“Nurses never tell you what they know. They're hired for their cheeriness and the thickness of their hair. They need to look alive and healthy, to give the patients something to aim for.”

Source : Jenny Downham (2007). “Before I Die”, David Fickling Books
“More important than the material issue . . . the opening of a new, high frontier will challenge the best that is in us . . . the new lands waiting to be built in space will give us new freedom to search for better governments, social systems, and ways of life.”
“I think a bird is the worst present you can give somebody because it's guilt-ridden. This animal has the gift of flight, and you put it in a cage and watch it not do that until it dies.”

Source : "Kyle Dunnigan on the commercial futility of 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas'". Interview with Marah Eakin, music.avclub.com. December 10, 2013.
“When we have disorderly lives, it makes it difficult for our minds to be orderly and for us to be at ease with disorder.”
“I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want.”
“You have trust in what you think. If you splinter yourself and try to please everyone, you canâ€™t. Itâ€™s important to stay the course. I donâ€™t think I would have lasted this long if Iâ€™d listened to anyone. You have to listen somewhat and then put that to the side and know that what you do matters.”

Source : "Annie Leibovitz On Getting The Shot–And The Future Of Photography". Interview with Rae Ann Fera, www.fastcompany.com. June 28, 2013.

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