"Elites quite naturally define as the most important and admired qualities for a citizen those on which they themselves have concentrated."

-- John Ralston Saul

#Important Quotes #Quality Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“My sexuality is something I'm completely comfortable with and open about. There's a lot of prejudice toward us but the more people talk about it, the less of a big deal it will be. And that will be better for everyone.”

Source : "Anna Paquin Talks 'True Blood,' Her Bisexuality, and Her Country's Pride in 'Lord of the Rings'" by Jethro Nededog, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 15, 2011.
“The problem was to get judges who were not afraid to prosecute Saddam despite intimidation and threats.”
“Everything I see, I now see through a mother's eyes.”
“Practically, the desirable situation ought to be one in which any reasonably responsible person willing to accept available employment can find a job paying a living wage within 48 hours.”
“Making films is sort of like you're pulling off a magic trick. It's sort of like an illusion. It's not real but you want it to appear real, and all kinds of things go into that, from the clothes you're wearing to the make-up, to the light.”
“THE ULTIMATE METAPHYSICAL SECRET, if we dare state it so simply, is that there are no boundaries in the universe. Boundaries are illusions, products not of reality but of the way we map and edit reality. And while it is fine to map out the territory, it is fatal to confuse the two.”

Source : Ken Wilber (2001). “No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth”, p.30, Shambhala Publications
“The purpose of photography is to create an emotion about the world through what has been carefully seen and selected.”

Source : "Nature as it is" by Jacob Deschin, New York Times, February 3, 1952.
“Too many are willing to sit at Godâ€™s table, but not work in his field.”

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