"Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them."

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Source : "Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Time". Book compiled by Laurence J. Peter, p. 100, 1979.

Leo Rosten

#Communication Quotes #Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I learned how to play the drums. When we were in pre-production, when we were still in LA, I had a couple of drum lessons and then some in Toronto. I got the one beat down and that was it.”
“Twenty-one already, and I still haven't done a thing worth immortality.”

Source : "In Short", www.nytimes.com. June 24, 1984.
“The key to the remembering that brings and maintains testimony is receiving the Holy Ghost as a companion. It is the Holy Ghost who helps us see what God has done for us. It is the Holy Ghost who can help those we serve to see what God has done for them.”
“All of William S. Burroughs friends pushed it forward and introduced me to one another. I was able to enter into that beat family for a while and document it.”
“Sometimes I seem to be two people. One who does not paint and one who does. The one who does not paint assumes that the one who does can paint anything. The one who is the painter sometimes finds it difficult to live up to that faith.”
“When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.”
“I tell you the truth, a man may not make himself king; only the blessing of him who holds the kingship can elevate a man to that high place. For sovereignty is a sacred trust that may not be bartered or sold; still less may it be stolen or taken by force.”
“People May Hate You For Being Different and Not Living By Society's Standards,but Deep Down,They Wish They Had The Courage To Do The Same.”

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