"Our democracy is predicated on the belief that our government should be accessible by the people. We cannot allow ourselves to give in to fear or shy away from interacting with the public."

-- Erik Paulsen

#Government Quotes #People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Ten-year-old boys move differently than middle-aged women, who move differently than athletic guys, who move differently than government bureaucrats.”

Source : Interview with Andy Patrizio, www.ign.com. March 5, 2003.
“Crisis can be an addiction as powerful as any other ...”
“Let's learn to live, for we must die alone.”
“Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going to be having meetings all across the country with community organizations so that you have input into the agenda for the next presidency of the United States of America.”
“I've loved the Internet space in terms of creative content control and ownership, the things I haven't had since I started as a stand-up comedian.”

Source : Interview with Will Harris, film.avclub.com. March 08, 2012.
“It's nice to have some anonymity and still be low key.”

Source : "Melanie Fiona makes her bid for the big time". Interview with Tony Wong, www.thestar.com. March 16, 2012.
“Today's aikido is so dimensionless. It's hollow, empty on the inside. People try to reach the highest levels without even paying their dues. That's why it seems so much like a dance these days. You have to master the very basics solidly, with your body, and then proceed to develop to the higher levels.... Now we see nothing but copying or imitation without any grasp of the real thing....”
“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.”

Source : "Turn on, tune in - or drown in a sea of mediocrity" by Simon Caulkin, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2006.

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