"I was reared in a pub - as a young fellow, serving in the pub I learnt far more there about human nature than I learnt in any university or school. I think it gave me a great insight into people."

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Source : "Hot Press" Interview, hotpress.com, May 23, 2007.

Brian Cowen

#School Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“Watercolour is probably the most satisfying of all mediums. Although difficult in the beginning, after practice its mysteries will unfold, providing the utmost pleasure for the dedicated.”
“Language is double-edged; through words a fuller view of reality emerges, but words can also serve to fragment reality.”

Source : Vera John-Steiner (1997). “Notebooks of the Mind: Explorations of Thinking”, p.29, Oxford University Press
“A good leader leads from the front. Don't get stuck in the office. Get out, meet people and listen to their stories.”
“The reality is the majority of people are talking about it, but haven't launched it.”
“Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.”
“When we have an item that has value to the school and the athletic department, we cannot throw it away just to be fair.”
“There are as many ways to live as there are people.”

Source : Louise Fitzhugh (2009). “Harriet the Spy”, p.31, Yearling
“I came to see that man finds meaning in his existence only through the active demonstration of his human self, a cosmos comprising the entire constellation of life's factors: culture, civilization, tradition, history, ideals, facts, physical conditions, one's mental state, the ecology, and so on.”

Source : Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Willem Samuels (1999). “The Mute's soliloquy: a memoir”, Hyperion Books

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