"The crisis is not an opportunity to change the character of Louisiana's political order. We must not use the crisis to turn Louisiana into a red state -- this is a rainbow state."

-- Jesse Jackson

#Character Quotes #Opportunity Quotes #Order Quotes

“All seasoned players know, or at least have felt, that when you are playing your best, you are much the same as in a state of meditation. You are free of tension and chatter. You are concentrating on one thing. It is the ideal condition for good golf.”

Source : Harvey Penick (2011). “The Game for a Lifetime: More Lessons and Teachings”, p.131, Simon and Schuster
“This is about unenforceable registration of weapons that violates the rights of people to own firearms.”
“It is a commonplace executive observation that businesses exist to make money, and the observation is usually allowed to go unchallenged. It is, however, a very limited statement about the purposes of business”
“Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.”
“We tried not to smile, for smiling only encourages men to bore you and waste your time.”

Source : Sheila Heti (2012). “How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life”, p.9, Macmillan
“The walking of passers-by offers a series of turns and detours that can be compared to "turns of phrase" or "stylistic figures." There is a rhetoric of walking. The art of "turning" phrases finds an equivalent in an art of composing a path.”

Source : Michel de Certeau (2011). “The Practice of Everyday Life”, p.100, Univ of California Press
“Only about 2 percent of people can work entirely without supervision. We call those people 'leaders'. This is the kind of person you are meant to be and that you can be, if you decide to be.”
“All my films are all my children.”

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