"I'm not an idealist anymore, I'm a bitter realist."

-- Soe Hok Gie

#Bitter Quotes #Realist Quotes #Idealist Quotes

“I urge each of you to think seriously about the vision Dr. Daniel puts forth and think about what you can do to make it happen.”
“After being out so long, I was more anxious to pitch than anything, just ready to get back into things. I can't imagine a better situation to test me against some pressure.”
“It's about the people, who have stopped believing because the cup of evil has run over.”

Source : "Testimony" by Dmitri Shostakovich, translated by Antonina W. Bouis, New York: Limelight, (p. 8), 2004.
“Judges can receive gifts as long as they report them.”

Source : Source: www.newyorker.com
“If we have to know without a doubt that the choices we are making are the perfect ones, we risk never making any choices at all.”
“If you play with fire, you're gonna get burned.”
“Sculpture is made with two instruments and some supports and pretty air.”
“To brisk notes in cadence beating, glance their many-twinkling feet.”

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