"There is something very quiet and reserved and pessimistic about Obama's temperament that is deeply un-American. There are those people who claim, "Oh, he wasn't born here" - all that is nonsense."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Jess Row

#People Quotes #Pessimistic Quotes #Quiet Quotes

“The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist.”

Source : Marcus Buckingham (2008). “The One Thing You Need to Know: ... About Great Managing, Great Leading and Sustained Individual Success”, p.66, Simon and Schuster
“Knowledge is confidence. And confidence lets you play fast.”
“I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I'm always surprised by what people say about me.”
“Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry, and give back. It must be held out empty - for the past must only be reflected in its polish, its shape, its capacity.”
“The better you are at communicating, negotiating, and handling your fear of rejection, the easier life is.”
“Come on sempai, would you please stop growing mushrooms in other people's closets? -Haruhi”
“There's more violence in one football game than there is in an entire hockey season, and nobody ever talks about that.”
“We will not find the solution to problems of violence, alienation, ignorance, and unhappiness in increasing our security, imposing more tests, punishing schools for their failure to produce 100 percent proficiency, or demanding that teachers be knowledgeable in the subjects they teach. Instead, we must allow teachers and students to interact as whole persons, and we must develop policies that treat the school as a whole community.”

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