"While society cannot provide employment for its members, the production/work/income nexus has to be abandoned as a justification for our present parsimony to the unemployed. An assumption cannot be used to justify making second-class citizens of those who are unfortunate enough to constitute living proof of the inaccuracy of that assumption."

-- Bob Hawke

#Leadership Quotes #Class Quotes #Income Quotes

“I'm not going to say that the other people I worked with weren't artist. They were all very great, very talented people, but I think Guillermo [del Toro] will go down in cinematic history as one of our more talented, visually brilliant directors.”
“I don't think it should be a surprise when we're talking about energy and trying to have more home-grown energy, be less reliant on foreign oil when you look at our health care that we're trying to get more affordable health care, that these are going to create major debates in this country and be somewhat polarizing.”
“Man's inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively.”
“Intimacy with God is that I can come in with the honesty of my heart, tell Him how much I'm hurting.”
“Im afraid of needles, except acupuncture needles.”
“The power of our Muse lies in her meaninglessness. Even the style can turn one into a slave if one does not run away from it, and then one is doomed to repeat oneself. The only thing that counts is curiosity. For me personally, this is what creativity is about. It will express itself less in the fear of doing the same thing over again than in the desire not to go where one has already been.”
“I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills.”
“In futsal, you see whether a player is really talented. You notice the small details in quality, class and tactical understanding.”

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