"I have more influence now than when I had the power."

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

Gough Whitlam

#Leadership Quotes #Influence Quotes

“And when April like an over-lustful lover leaped upon the lush flanks of the Downs there would be yet another child in the wretched hut down on Nettle Flitch Field, where Meriam housed the fruits of her shame.”

Source : Stella Gibbons (1977). “Cold comfort farm”, Penguin (Non-Classics)
“Star canto: star speaks light, and world to world Repeats the passage of the universe To God; the name of Christ--the one great word Well worth all languages in earth or heaven.”
“What does she (J. K. Rowling) hope people will take with them about this time? â€œWhen all the fuss and hoopla dies away, and when all the press commentary dies away, I think it will be seen that this phenomenon was generated, in the first instance, by kids loving a book. A book went on shelves, and a few people loved it. When all of the smoke and lights die away, thatâ€™s what youâ€™ll be left with. â€œAnd thatâ€™s the most wonderful thought for an author.”

Source : Melissa Anelli (2011). “Harry, A History - Enhanced with Videos and Exclusive J.K. Rowling Interview: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life”, p.313, Simon and Schuster
“The cello is a hero because of its register - its tenor voice. It is a masculine instrument, whereas the violin is feminine because of its soprano pitch. When the cello enters in the Dvorak Concerto, it is like a great orator.”

Source : "Why the cello is a hero". Interview With Julian Lloyd Webber, www.telegraph.co.uk. October 28, 2004.
“Summer has come with the loveliness of a mother Heat, not warmth, now pours onto my face, aging me, taking me closer to death. Let it. I am here to live my story, to love my story. I will not fail to savor any gift out of a desire for self-preservation. Self-preservation is not a great virtue in this story.”
“Freedom is found through the portals of our nation's libraries.”
“Why watch someone kissing when people really close their eyes when they kiss?”
“Sometimes when you find something you didn't really realize you were looking for, you just don't know how to react.”

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