"The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office."

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Source : "Charting the Candidates '72" by Ronald Van Doren, 1972.

H. L. Mencken

#Men Quotes #Office Quotes #Political Quotes

“Yes?' Joe Solomon sounded like someone with far better things to do. 'Is there any homework?' she asked, and the class turned instantly from shocked to irritated. (Never ask that question in a room full of girls who are all black belts in karate) 'Yes,' Solomon said, holding the door in the universal signal for get out. 'Notice things.”
“Sean Black writes like a punch to the gut.”
“I have the ability to build myself up or break myself down. I stay positive. Strength comes from within.”
“Without children, men have more liberty to earn less - that is, they are free to pursue more fulfilling and less lucrative careers, like writing or art or teaching social studies.”
“Everybody is unique. Compare not yourself with anybody else lest you spoil God's curriculum.”
“Hard rock for me is AC/DC, Def Leppard, Tesla, Kiss. Metal tends to be louder, ruder, darker, like Judas Priest, Slayer, Iron Maiden.”
“We are alive. We are human, with good and bad in us. That's all we know for sure. We can't create a new species or a new world. That's been done. Now we have to live within those boundaries . What are our choices? We can despair and curse, and change nothing. We can choose evil like our enemies have done and create a world based on hate. Or we can try to make things better.”

Source : Carol Matas (1993). “Daniel's Story”, p.70, Scholastic Inc.
“I want to win when the whole world is watching, ... I want to win a World Series in an Angels uniform.”

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