"The only book by a modern president that bears serious comparison with Obama's 'Dreams From My Father' is Jimmy Carter's short campaign autobiography, 'Why Not the Best?,' published in 1975."

-- Jonathan Raban

#Dream Quotes #Father Quotes #Book Quotes

“What lovely things Thy hand hath made.”

Source : Walter De la Mare (1941). “Collected poems”
“I, indeed, following the true law of history, have never set down any fact that I have not learned from trustworthy speakers or writers.”
“Buy things you truly love, things that are special, but not a lot of them. It's about value, not quantity.”

Source : "What A Difference A Day Makes: An Interview With The Suddenly Superfamous Designer Jason Wu". Interview with Lesley M. M. Blume, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2009.
“I am very proud of this work because it is more about the meaning of the Easter Rising and its relationship to what this whole century has been about, people liberating themselves, freeing themselves.”
“The first day of the rest of my life.”
“The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.”
“Assume whatever you do, both offline and online, will be seen by your mother, dad, boss, coach, boyfriend, teacherâ€¦ the world.”
“If you're gonna fret, fret over something you can change. Then stop fretting and do something about it.”

Source : Kimberly Willis Holt (2011). “My Louisiana Sky”, p.34, Macmillan

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