"No one can resist the idea of a crippled genius."

-- Stephen Hawking

#Ideas Quotes #Genius Quotes

“Globalization is a reality. And this makes most leaders today realize that populist illusions can't be sustained before they collapse into stagnation and leave their political supporters deeply disillusioned. You can't inflate away your troubles or allow mountains of debt to build up if, as a country, you have to make your living in a globally competitive environment... Building prosperity requires caution and patience. It requires time. Populism is a short cut that doesn't work.”
“You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.”
“I believe in the necessity for struggle by people at the bottom of any society.”
“As liberty of thought is absolute, so is liberty of speech, which is 'inseparable' from the liberty of thought. Liberty of speech, moreover, is essential not only for its own sake but for the sake of truth, which requires absolute liberty for the utterance of unpopular and even demonstrably false opinions.”

Source : Gertrude Himmelfarb (1995). “On Looking Into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society”, Vintage
“It's not the most conducive weather to play softball in, but you've got to come out and play it.”
“People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.”
“Our show doesn't rely on the typical whistles and bells, and smoke and mirrors. It relies mostly on the music.”
“I went to the High School for Performing Arts, and to Howard University on a talent scholarship.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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