"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood."

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Source : Quoted in Collier's, 6 July 1912

Daniel Burnham

#Motivational Quotes #Leadership Quotes #Dream Quotes

“The choice between two of something is not a choice at all, but rather the opportunity to subscribe to the value system which holds the two presented choices as mutually exclusive alternatives.”

Source : Kate Bornstein (2013). “Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us”, p.111, Routledge
“My mom has always said that the one thing she wishes she had done differently is have a job. She felt like the single-mindedness made her a little nuts sometimes, and she could have used an outlet for herself when we were little.”
“I've nothing against the Queen personally: I had lunch at the Palace once upon a time.”
“In Hollywood, women hate each other.”

Source : "I've not had a boob job, says Kate". Interview with Jenny Johnson, www.dailymail.co.uk. December 13, 2004.
“The wonderful structure of the animal system will probably never permit us to look upon it as a merely physical apparatus, yet the demands of science require that the evidently magnified principles of vitality should be reduced to their natural spheres, or if truth requires, wholly subverted in favor of those more cognizable by the human understanding. The spirit of the age will not tolerate in the devotee of science a quiet indifference. ...”
“Business is a sprint until you find an opportunity, then it's the patience of a marathon runner.”
“Women have always been spies”
“...But I don't think I'm the only person who is tired of books and movies full of paper-doll characters you don't care about, who have no self-respect and no respect for anybody or any institution....And I don't want to sound preachy or Victorian, but I'm tired of amorality in fiction and in real life. Immorality is a fascinating human dilemma that creates suspense for the readers and tension for the characters, but where is the tension in an amoral situation? When people have no personal code, nothing is threatening and nothing is meaningful.”

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