"We peer so suspiciously at each other that we cannot see that we Canadians are standing on the mountaintop of human wealth, freedom and privilege."

-- Pierre Trudeau

#Privilege Quotes #Peers Quotes #Wealth Quotes

“Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.”
“There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.”
“Whether it be in a small movie or a big movie, I would always be attracted to this role.”
“You grow most in your areas of greatest strength. You will improve the most, be the most creative, be the most inquisitive, and bounce back the fastest in those areas where you have already shown some natural advantage over everyone else your strengths. This doesn't mean you should ignore your weaknesses. It just means you'll grow most where you're already strong.”

Source : Marcus Buckingham (2008). “The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success”, p.15, Thomas Nelson Inc
“Music can imply the infinite if enough things depart from the norm far enough. Strange "abnormal" events can lead to the feeling that anything can happen, and you have a music with no boundaries.”

Source : Morton Feldman (2006). “Morton Feldman Says: Selected Interviews and Lectures 1964-1987”
“What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was. It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.”
“While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.”
“WAKING AT NIGHT The blue river is grey at morning and evening. There is twilight at dawn and dusk. I lie in the dark wondering if this quiet in me now is a beginning or an end.”

Source : Jack Gilbert (2012). “Collected Poems”, p.354, Knopf

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