"By patience and determination, rather than by a harsh upsetting of tradition, we move toward our national aspirations.... This is the way we get things done in America. One man tells another, does what he can, till the sum of these efforts grows into a national aspiration-a precious goal. Then occurs our miracle of democracy: because the groundwork has been surely laid, the goal is already within our grasp."

-- Newton B. Drury

#Determination Quotes #Moving Quotes #Men Quotes

“Central planning didn't work for Stalin or Mao, and it won't work for an entrepreneur either.”
“Eleanor,â€ he said, just because he liked saying it, â€œwhy do you like me?â€ â€œI donâ€™t like you.â€ He waited. And waitedâ€¦ Then he started to laugh. â€œYouâ€™re kind of mean,â€ he said. â€œDonâ€™t laugh. It just encourages me.”
“There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.”
“I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am.”
“The escalator seems to me to typify this: It leads us up, by climbing on our behalf. Yes, it doesn't even climb, it flies. Each step carries its shopper aloft, as though afraid he might change his mind. It takes us up to merchandise we might not have bothered to climb an ordinary flight of steps for.”
“Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing.”

Source : "The Myth Maker". Interview with Bruce Weber, www.nytimes.com. October 20, 1985.
“A real active music set, based and really concentrated on what the music's all about. That's what I'm all about - singing and a really good strong music set.”
“You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.”

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