"Disregard for human beings is the first qualification of a dictator."

-- Milton S. Eisenhower

#Firsts Quotes #Dictator Quotes #Disregard Quotes

“I actually go to the gym much more now than I did when I was on Buffy. I like to stay fit, because that's when I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, 'Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?' And I always say, 'No way.! That's what airbrushing is for. I had french fries last night.'”
“It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul.”

Source : "Sónya Kovalévsky: Her Recollections of Childhood" by Sofia Kovalevskaya, 1895.
“The problem is, when you're working with orchestras, you only get the orchestra for about two hours before the performance to pull it all together, and that doesn't sound like a real collaboration.”
“Ill health is an important factor that forces the poor to remain poor. If they make a little bit of money, one episode of illness can wipe them out.”
“...the question, Why try for greatness? would seem almost tautological. If you're doing something you care that much about, and you believe in its purpose deeply enough, then it is impossible to imagine not trying to make it great. It's just a given.”
“Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative." "Which is?" "Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?”
“King and Arum are alike. One's black and one's white. That's the only difference.”
“It isnâ€™t a perfect place. There are no perfect places. But nobody cares about perfection when there are sand castles to build and kites to chase, children that are being born, old hearts that are giving in.”

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