"Life is an art we are required to practice without preparation, a score that we play at sight even before we have mastered our instruments."

-- Lewis Mumford

#Art Quotes #Happy Life Quotes #Play Quotes

“Bob Kelly was so dumb, they shoulda written his name on the Stanley Cup in crayon.”
“The talkativeness of women has been gauged in comparison not with men but with silence. Women have not been judged on the grounds of whether they talk more than men, but of whether they talk more than silent women.”
“This crippling of individuals I consider the worst evil of capitalism. Our whole educational system suffers from this evil. An exaggerated competitive attitude is inculcated into the student, who is trained to worship acquisitive success as a preparation for his future.”
“God helps those who help others.”
“Elizabeth Taylor is one of the great cultural icons.Â She is a part of our history and should be celebrated.â€¦ This presentation is very special for the community, there are so many people who want to understand this side of Elizabeth Taylor.”
“I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.”

Source : Quoted in Hannah Josephson, Jeannette Rankin: First Lady in Congress (1974)
“Leave it up to me while I be livin' proof, To kick the truth to the young black youth.”
“Cabinet members are soon overwhelmed by the insistent demands of running their departments. On the whole, a period in high office consumers intellectual capital; it does not create it....The less ministers know at the outset, the more dependent they are on the only sources of available knowledge; the permanent officials.”

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