"The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact that the substantive clauses of that Constitution are enforced by individuals independent of and not beholden to the elected branches."

-- Harold H. Greene

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“The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.”

Source : Eugene B. Habecker (1987). “The Other Side of Leadership”, Scripture PressPublications
“Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.”
“For you who came so far; for you who held out, wearing a black scarf to signify grief; for you who believe true love can find you amidst this atlas of tears linking one town to its own memory of mortar, when it was still a dream to be built and people moved there, believing, and someone with sky and birds in his heart said this would be a good place for a park.”
“We cannot continue to close our eyes to the fact that we have to truly embrace green jobs, new technologies and alternative sources of energy.”

Source : "Politico interview: Gov. Fortuno". Interview with Alexander Burns & Michael Falcone, www.politico.com. May 22, 2009.
“We love music for the buried hopes, the garnered memories, the tender feelings it can summon at a touch.”
“To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.”
“I think, as the writer, you're always going to mourn something [left out of a film]. But you also just want to know there's a good reason for it being left out. On the whole, you want to give something to somebody creative. The worst thing you can do is say, "Here, be creative, but do it like I want you to do it." I was always very mindful of that.”
“Much of writing might be described as mental pregnancy with successive difficult deliveries.”

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