"In general, democracy and individualism have advanced in spite of and often against specific economic interest. Both democracy and individualism have been based upon financial sacrifice, not gain. Even in Athens, a large part of the 7,000 citizens who participated regularly in assemblies were farmers who had to give up several days' work to go into town to talk and listen."

-- John Ralston Saul

#Giving Up Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“Anything can be a musical if it makes sense for it to be a musical.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com
“Don't do this to us." He warned, his voice hoarse with angry desperation as he realize he was losing her. "You're letting eleven years of mistrust color everything you've discovered I've done".”
“Make each day a new horizon.”
“A change initiative can fail for multiple reasons - in fact, there are just too many things that can go wrong. The focus of the initiative might be wrong - too narrow or too broad. The initiative might be poorly executed or under-resourced. But most often, a change initiative fails because it hits a behavioral impasse. Something in the culture of the company is in conflict with the objective or execution of the initiative.”
“I grew up hearing about the walking undead. I had a fascination with it as a child.”
“People who make lots of money at what they do should just shut up about it.”
“The media is comparable to government-probably passes government in raw power.”
“I call Sally Field 'America's Mother!' She is incredible to watch.”

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