"And sometimes people don't realize that 90 percent of the persistent poverty counties are located in rural America."

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Tom Vilsack

#America Quotes #People Quotes #Poverty Quotes

“A negotiator should observe everything. You must be part Sherlock Holmes, part Sigmund Freud.”

Source : Victor Kiam (1987). “Going for it!: how to succeed as an entrepreneur”
“One cannot inquire into the foundations and nature of mathematics without delving into the question of the operations by which the mathematical activity of the mind is conducted. If one failed to take that into account, then one would be left studying only the language in which mathematics is represented rather than the essence of mathematics.”
“You must all know about Bourgain, so I don't have to write his name on the board-for an obvious reason.”
“I will be dead in a few months. But it hasn't given me the slightest anxiety or worry. I always knew I was going to die.”
“Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul.”

Source : "Donna Karan Creates Capsule Collection for Rent the Runway" by Lauren Levinson, www.elle.com. February 11, 2013.
“Among the few I have indicated, is there no dynamic man of action, the rebel who will help determine the aspect of the collective expression of tomorrow? Ponder this question and know that to make beautiful creations for the sake of their aesthetic value will have no social significance tomorrow, will be nonsensical self-gratification. Every era contains the conditions for providing a rebel.”
“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.”
“The precursor of the mirror is the mother's face.”

Source : Donald Woods Winnicott (2005). “Playing and Reality”, p.149, Psychology Press

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