"Do what you can as you can. Trouble, problems, will come no matter what you do , and you must respond as they come."

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Source : Gary Paulsen (2001). “Brian's Winter”, p.27, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Gary Paulsen

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“Since trade ignores national boundaries and the manufacturer insists on having the world as a market, the flag of his nation must follow him, and the doors of the nations which are closed against him must be battered down. Concessions obtained by financiers must be safeguarded by ministers of state, even if the sovereignty of unwilling nations be outraged in the process. Colonies must be obtained or planted, in order that no useful corner of the world may be overlooked or left unused.”
“If you throw one stone, it’s a punishable offence. If 1,000 stones are thrown, it’s political action. If you set a car on fire, it’s a punishable offence. If hundreds of cars are set on fire, it’s political action. Protest is when I say I don’t agree with something. Resistance is when I ensure that things with which I disagree no longer take place.”
“The way I grew up, I had a lot of personal issues with art. It's an individual thing, but I also think it's kind of Midwestern: You do your thing, but you don't talk about it. You make sure it's not such a big deal, and keep it very low-key.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“A time of uncertainty, of not knowing exactly where we're headed, or what kind of choice to make is a Zen moment.”
“I often have said to people that there are really two cities in the country where the outlook is always forward-looking - there is never really a backward-looking tendency. My banking work has taken me out to Palo Alto, what is commonly called Silicon Valley. And you sense out there is always a forward-looking outlook. And New York City.”

Source : Interview with Michael Barbaro, www.nytimes.com. January 12, 2010.
“If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey... then I should be praised for it, and it's more of a comment on them than me that it would take tricks to make them cover the loss of life.”
“I love playing football, being out on the pitch with a ball, and I will be a little sad when that ends.”

Source : Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. April 18, 2004.
“If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can pray your herbicides and kill the weeds; you won't kill your corn.”

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