"We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much."

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Source : James Hilton (1988). “Lost Horizon”, p.115, Simon and Schuster

James Hilton

#Believe Quotes #Too Much Quotes

“Ninety percent of people's nightmares is standing in front of 1,000 people. Did you know that? And having to speak. You would have thought it would have been a madman tying you up and taking your eyes out.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“My parents didn't have the opportunities that my wife and I have now, from a quality of life standpoint.”
“Indiana's governor is coming under fire for a new law that some people feel is anti-gay. The governor now says he is not anti-gay. Then immediately afterwards he said, 'April Fools.' It wasn't his best joke.”
“When you speak up about any sense of unfairness or injustice, you're told that you're overreacting, you're too angry, too silly-shut up already. It takes a tremendous amount of fortitude to be able to live in this world as a woman, let alone a woman who wants things to change.”
“Barry Manilow was very special for me. We've had many collaborations since then and all have been equally rewarding and musical. I've learned so much from him. I like being a student around him; observing him in his environment.”

Source : Source: chicago.gopride.com
“No sane local official who has hung up an empty stocking over the municipal fireplace is going to shoot Santa Claus just before a hard Christmas.”

Source : Quoted in New Outlook, Dec. 1933
“To the extent that your work takes into account the needs of the world, it will be menaingful; to the extent that through it you express your unique talents, it will be joyful.”

Source : Laurence G. Boldt (2004). “How to Find the Work You Love”, p.22, Penguin
“I have to think of my status as a resident in this country. But I do insist that in Paraguay there was order; the judiciary had the power of complete independence; justice was fully exercised.”

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