"History provides a sense of where we've been and lessons that can be taken forward."

-- Jim Leach

#Taken Quotes #Lessons Quotes

“Inspiration pushes me out of my tight intellectual comfort zone and into humility, the wonderous state of not knowing. From this place of zero, limitless possibilities seem to arise.”
“One of the first things I did was interview the President of the United States. Some people work their whole lives and can't interview someone of that stature.”
“I hold in my hands the very soul of a man. What more dare a woman ask of the high gods?”

Source : William John Locke (1906). “The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne: A Novel”
“As a prisoner of conscience committed to peaceful transition to democracy, I urge Europe to apply economic sanctions against Ethiopia. What short-term pain may result will be compensated by long-term gain. A pledge to re-engage energetically with a democratic Ethiopia would act as a catalyst for reform.”

Source : "A prisoner of conscience's call for sanctions against Ethiopia" by Eskinder Nega, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2013.
“Publishing magazines costs a lot of money and people don't read magazines anymore, they're all captivated by Instagram. I have to reinvent myself every season to keep the interest of the reader. Twenty-five years later, my mission is the same: Captivating the readers, not flattering the industry.”
“Whenever someone calls me a Pollyanna, I consider it to be the highest of compliments. This courageous girl finds a community that has been torn apart with hate, fear, and pain and brings it love, courage and healing. Isn't that what our world today needs more than anything?”
“Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with special horror.”
“You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.”

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