"People who give money in large amount in politics are basically not altruistic."

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David Brooks

#People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“There's a diversion between economic reality - integration, global village, everybody depending on everybody else - and cultural reality, which is people feeling invaded, undermined, threatened, wanting to have "stand-your-ground" legislation all over the place. It's alarming because at the moment, the fear is outweighing the benefits, and that's partially because the benefits have been so unequally distributed that lots of people don't feel better off. They feel threatened, angry and despairing.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“Rome is not outside me, but inside me.. Her feverish sweetness, her tragic countryside, her own beauty and harmony, all these are mine, for my thought and my work.”
“I swim like a fish and I have an amazing kick.”
“Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.”
“Whatâ€™s the difference between a trip and a journey?" "Narnie, my love, when we get there, youâ€™ll understand.”
“If you look at the early nineteenth century you see the idea that we educate children to be voters and to be participants in our popular democracy. And then at the turn of the century when more and more immigrants are coming into the schools, Americanization becomes a more explicit part of the agenda.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“In art school we're always taught that art is an end in itself - art for art's sake, expressing yourself, and that that's enough.”
“So many people dislike themselves so thoroughly that they never see any reproduction of themselves that suits. None of us is born with the right face. Itâ€™s a tough job being a portrait photographer.”

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