"One may lack words to express the impact of beauty but no one who has felt it remains untouched. It is renewal, enlargement, intensification. The parks preserve it permanently in the inheritance of the American citizens."

-- Bernard DeVoto

#Impact Quotes #Citizens Quotes #Inheritance Quotes

“It's an illusion, control," Naomi said. "You ought to understand that by now, young Claire. We are never in control of our destinies, even the strongest of us. All we can hope to do is not be too badly damaged by events.”
“Ruling elders are declared to be the representatives of the people.”
“What is said determines who listens and who understands. Graphic design is a language, but graphic designers are so busy worrying about the nuances - accents, punctuation and so on - that they spend little time thinking about what the words add up to. Iâ€™m interested in using our communication skills to change the way things are.”
“Now listen. You can't fool all the people all the time-- but I want you to try.”
“Man works when he is partially involved. When he is totally involved he is at play or leisure.”
“Do not analyze things to death. Sometimes the best strategy is, "Ready, fire, aim." Do it first , then make adjustments. The answer lies in action-not in words.”

Source : Philip Toshio Sudo (2013). “Zen Guitar”, p.94, Simon and Schuster
“We built a jet airplane to get in and out of a 5,000-ft field. No one believed it could be done.”
“My term ends in June 2004 and I have no intention to change that,”

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