"Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy."

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Michael Kinsley

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“A lot of my work has been about the unexpectedâ€”that kind of wanting to be the heroine and yet wanting to kill the heroine at the same time. That kind of dilemmaâ€”that push and pullâ€”is the underlying turbulence that I bring to each of the pieces that I make.”
“I have a great memory.”
“Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.”
“I was doing all the coaching schools so that I'd be able to stay in the game, and I gave myself a chance by doing that. I was only an average player, could score a goal or two, that sort of thing, but I wasn't a Bobby Charlton or a Messi, or Ronaldo. There are very, very few really great players who have become great coaches.”
“Whether or not our system of Indian management has been a success during the past ten, fifty, or hundred years is almost answered in the asking.”

Source : Nelson A. Miles (1992). “Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire”, p.345, U of Nebraska Press
“We are more heavily invested in the theories of failure than we are in the theories of success.”

Source : APA Address, 1998.
“The power of the documentary film, when done well, I think is usually more impacting than a narrative, at least for me. Documentaries are also cheaper, they are more accessible to make.”
“If enough things that are untrue are said about you, no one will know what really is true.”

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