"Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively."

-- Jenny Shipley

#Children Quotes #Commitment Quotes #Issues Quotes

“It is a reality show... this show is never without drama.”

Source : "'American Idol' Dropout Visits Letterman", www.foxnews.com. March 16, 2005.
“As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and they would rather serve with their money than with their persons, the State is not far from its fall.”

Source : "The Social Contract or Principles of Political Right" by Jean Jacques Rousseau, book III. chapter XV, Deputies or Representatives, 1913.
“Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children's education.”
“I'm not perfect in my walk but I want to do the right thing.”
“And if you do all you can, that's all you can ever do.”
“Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.”
“There is a great temptation with songs, melodies and lyrics to overcomplicate them but in fact, you find that the most enduring melodies are often the simplest.”
“Some people work for a living and some people twerk for a living.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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