"Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger."

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Source : "Fictional character: Don Lucchesi". "The Godfather: Part III", www.imdb.com. 1990.

Mario Puzo

#Gun Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Finance Quotes

“Some folks never try to grow beyond lives that have not realized that potential. And as long as they don't regret that, that's fine. Live and let live. But for those who regret never trying, it's a shame because the Web, as complex as it may seem, makes it all possible”
“Nothing is harder to see into thanpeoples nature. The sage looks at subtle phenomena and listens tosmall voices. This harmonizes the outside with the inside and the inside with the outside.”
“Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible.”
“I had a history for starting something and maybe getting halfway done. Then I'd see the same thing I was doing on the bestseller list! My ideas were right, but I hadn't done them fast enough.”
“I have no interest in writing confessions, in deliberately baring myself to my readers. I prefer to remain behind a screen.”
“Am I in love? Absolutely. I'm in love with ancient philosophers, foreign painters, classic authors, and musicians who have died long ago. I'm a passionate lover. I fawn over these people. I have given them my heart and my soul. The trouble is, I'm unable to love anyone tangible. I have sacrificed a physical bond, for a metaphysical relationship. I am the ultimate idealistic lover.”
“Although it is important to examine the consequences of today's actions far into the future, it is important not to confuse far future actions with what is done today. The impact of emissions that are made after 2100 has no bearing on what the world should do for the next 30 or even 100 years.”
“Making ourselves the solution, rather than part of the problem is our greatest challenge.”

Source : Arron Wood, Richard Wood (2007). “Inspiring the Next Young Environmental Leader: Kids Teaching Kids - Addressing Our Environmental Crisis”, p.24, Environmental Leadership

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