"A traveler enters the world into which he travels, but a tourist brings his own world with him and never sees the one he's in."

-- Thomas H. Cook

#Tourists Quotes #World Quotes #Traveler Quotes

“I think that you appreciate that there are extraordinary men and women and extraordinary moments when history leaps forward on the backs of these individuals, that what can be imagined can be achieved, that you must dare to dream, but that there's no substitute for perseverance and hard work and teamwork because no one gets there alone; and that, while we commemorate the... the greatness of these events and the individuals who achieve them, we cannot forget the sacrifice of those who make these achievements and leaps possible.”

Source : Matt Hurwitz, Chris Carter (2009). “The Complete X-Files: Behind the Series, the Myths, and the Movies”, Insight Editions
“Difficulty need not foreshadow despair or defeat. Rather achievement can be all the more satisfying because of obstacles surmounted.”
“There's pressure, but that's true no matter who you are or what you do.”
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic.”

Source : Keith Haring (2010). “Keith Haring Journals: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.105, Penguin
“I'm just observing the world. I was born into it, like you were, and then I found out there were some really disturbing aspects to being alive, like the fact that you weren't going to be alive forever - that bothered me.”

Source : "Controversial visionary David Cronenberg sees technology, mankind, sexuality merging in 'eXistenZ'". Interview with Rob Blackwelder, splicedwire.com. April 14, 1999.
“The Customer isn't always right. Sometimes the customer is an a**hole. That's the first rule of retail.”
“Women are to be valued for so much more than their sexuality. We arenâ€™t merely objects of desire.”
“Everybody should want to make sure that we have the cyber tools necessary to investigate cyber crimes, and to be prepared to defend against them and to bring people to justice who commit it.”

Source : "Exit Interview: Janet Reno". Interview with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. January 18, 2001.

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