"After Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the belief in decent housing as a political right or social obligation was supplanted in the U.S. by the notion that suitable shelter should be an act of charity."

-- Martin Filler

#Political Quotes #Charity Quotes #Shelter Quotes

“Earth Day is the first holy day which transcends all national borders, yet preserves all geographical integrities, spans mountains and oceans and time belts, and yet brings people all over the world into one resonating accord, is devoted to the preservation of the harmony in nature and yet draws upon the triumphs of technology, the measurement of time, and instantaneous communication through space.”
“Most surprising is probably that I thought I had experienced most of the low points life has to offer... but you reach new lows when you are hungover changing a nappy and throw up into it.”

Source : Source: in.askmen.com
“[Frida Farell] also wanted the film to serve as a cautionary tale for young women - to say, "Be careful when an attractive man asks you to go to a casting or a photo shoot, because it might be a demon in disguise."”
“Swimming is my passion and something that I love. Going out there in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me. I go out there and train as hard as anybody else. I have the same dreams, the same goals. It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.”
“When Brahms is in extra good spirits, he sings, "The grave is my joy".”
“Someday I'll tell you all of it," I say. "I'd like that," he says. "No," I say. "I promise you won't.”
“Shakespeare is the one who gets re-interpreted most frequently.”
“Ten thousand hours is equivalent to roughly three hours a day, or 20 hours a week, of practice over 10 years... No one has yet found a case in which true world-class expertise was accomplished in less time. It seems that it takes the brain this long to assimilate all that it needs to know to achieve true mastery.”

Source : "Malcolm Gladwell on Joy, Gates and the Beatles and on stage" by Jack Schofield, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2008.

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