"As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later"

-- Alistair Cooke

#Years Quotes #Two Quotes #Enthusiasm Quotes

“The next time you make a snap judgment about a situation, take a few moments to understand an opposing viewpoint.”
“She was mother not only to me but to the whole nation. She served the Indian people to the last drop of her blood.”

Source : Rajiv Gandhi (1987). “Selected speeches and writings”
“If you can't get out of something, get into it.”

Source : "Kris Kristofferson: What I've Learned" by Scott Carrier, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.
“I got to a point where kind of a oneness with everything and a great compassion. It teaches you compassion. It was a great, enlightening experience, a spiritual experience. Not particularly religious, but spiritual. It was great. I can still go there.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“No matter who we are, no matter what our circumstances, our feelings and emotions are universal. And music has always been a great way to make people aware of that connection. It can help you open up a part of yourself and express feelings you didn't know you were feeling. It's risky to let that happen. But it's a risk you have to take-because only then will you find you're not alone.”
“In any restaurant of this caliber, the chefs are in the same position, building relationships.”
“Current cant equates fantasy with escapism, and current fashion would have it that fantasy is both easy to read and to write. It isn't. When it is done honestly, by a skillful writer, fantasy takes us far enough beyond our daily perceptions to open us to the essential realities beneath it. This is the true goal of all art.”
“It hurts every day when you practice hard. Plus, when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who cares how bad it hurts?”

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