"I belong to the generation of workers who, born in the villages and hamlets of rural Poland, had the opportunity to acquire education and find employment in industry, becoming in the course conscious of their rights and importance in society."

-- Lech Walesa

#Education Quotes #Opportunity Quotes #Rights Quotes

“When you're rereading or editing your book and you start to expect that this work is going to be reviewed, and you can sort of tell which line is going to show up in reviews.”
“You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
“They always threw their arms around and hugged me while crying our Yiddish endearments. Yet none of them believed in God. They believed in social justice, good works, Israel, and Bette Midler. I was nearly thirty before I met a religious Jew.”
“Silence is a lie. Silence has a loud voice. It shouts, "Nothing important is happening - don't worry." So when something important IS going on, silence is a lie."”
“I always wanted to host a show, throw whipped-cream pies. Theater is not my cup of tea.”
“We play with enthusiasm and recklessness. We aren't afraid to lose. If we win, great; but win or lose, it is the competition that gives us pleasure.”
“We have far more ability than we give ourselves credit for,”

Source : FaceBook post by Hugh Jackman from Aug 27, 2012
“We had generals who were admirals and admirals who wanted to be generals. Generals acting as admirals are bad enough, but it was the admirals who wanted to be generals who imperiled victory among the coral islands.”

Source : General Holland M. Smith (2014). “Coral And Brass”, p.39, Pickle Partners Publishing

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