"Reagan is held up to us as an example of never raising taxes. Correction: Reagan raised taxes six of his eight years as president. Why? He was a pragmatist, not doctrinaire. He saw problems emerging, and when his policies faltered he changed his views. Flexibility, not rigidity."

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

Eugene Jarecki

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“A leader must inspire or his team will expire.”
“We are only living truly human lives just so far as we are labouring to keep God's commandments; no further.”
“Think about all the great leaders. Think about Obama. Think about Clinton. Think about Nelson Mandela. Think about all the people that we know who are very successful in business, in politics and religion. What are they? They tell purposeful stories. They move people to action by aiming at the heart.”

Source : "Entertainment exec Peter Guber". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 15, 2011.
“True nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories.”
“The police can't stop an intruder, mugger, or stalker from hurting you. They can pursue him only after he has hurt or killed you. Protecting yourself from harm is your responsibility, and you are far less likely to be hurt in a neighborhood of gun-owners than in one of disarmed citizens - even if you don't own a gun yourself.”
“When physiologists revealed the existence and functions of hormones they not only gave increased opportunities for the activities of biochemists but in particular gave a new charter to biochemical thought, and with the discovery of vitamins that charter was extended.”
“There is a resemblance between men and women, not a contrast. When a man begins to recognize his feeling, the two unite. When men accept the sensitive side of themselves, they come alive.”
“Life is hollow without health and freedom. To seek one while ignoring the other is folly.”

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