"He [Hugo Chavez] put poverty at the heart of political debate. Rightly so, given the country's immense inequality and poverty. He invested heavily in social programs such as literacy, health clinics, and education. He promoted Venezuela's indigenous culture and urged compatriots to take pride in its pre-Columbian history. He called time on the US treating Latin America as its backyard."

-- Rory Carroll

#Country Quotes #Latin Quotes #Heart Quotes

“If we don't put our faith to work we will soon discover that we have a faith that doesn't work!”
“Mars is really different, into art. Lydia Lunch is more energy. James Chance is more commercial in a different way, in funk and jazz. They were all doing original things, trying to create their own sound and music. I think they're all great.”
“Christ did not suffer so you wouldnâ€™t suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him.”
“Life makes writing poetry necessary to prove I really was paying attention.”
“The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.”
“For at the center of all spiritual traditions is the beacon of a truly radical proposal: Open your heart to everybody. Everybody.”

Source : Marc Ian Barasch (2010). “The Compassionate Life: Walking the Path of Kindness”, p.11, ReadHowYouWant.com
“You can miss a lot by sticking to the point.”
“The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.”

Source : Please Don't Eat the Daisies

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