"African Americans are doing a lot already, but I think we have an opportunity right now to change politics in a way that will result in substantial help for people in need during the economic crisis. And then as the economy recovers, we can see dramatic progress against hunger and poverty."

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Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

David Beckmann

#Thinking Quotes #Opportunity Quotes #People Quotes

“Growing old is compulsory - growing up is optional.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“He had wanted so hard to Escape, to find the stars. And all he had found was a new prison.”

Source : Catherine Fisher (2010). “Sapphique”, p.36, Penguin
“I don't want people to know what is true all the time and that's what keeps the mystery.”

Source : "Still got it: ‘Heroin chic’ icon Kate Moss turns 40" by Anne Laure Mondesert, www.dailystar.com.lb. January 15, 2014.
“Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with. It is the only decent way to live.”
“I think music can define our lives. It's interesting when we meet our heroes; sometimes they really let us down, and sometimes we realize that they're just other human beings like us, with the same drama and fears and everything else going into their lives. I've worked with lots of people at different stages of their careers - going up, going down. Some people I've worked with I would never want to work with again, and some people would probably say they never want to work with me again. But all in all, it was definitely cool.”
“We want to evolve; like the Stones.”
“Those of us who decided to work for democracy in Burma made our choice in the conviction that the danger of standing up for basic human rights in a repressive society was preferable to the safety of a quiescent life in servitude”
“Marcone's scum, but he's his own scum" -Harry Dresden”

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