"Whenever anything extraordinary is done in American municipal politics, whether for good or for evil, you can trace it almost invariably to one man. The people do not do it. Neither do the 'gangs,' 'combines,' or political parties."

-- Lincoln Steffens

#Party Quotes #Men Quotes #People Quotes

“I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.”
“Better to starve free than be a fat slave”

Source : Barbara McClintock, Aesop (2012). “Animal Fables from Aesop”, p.48, David R. Godine Publisher
“People who don't have goals work for people who do.”
“I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office.”
“A welfare state, properly conceived, can be an integral part of a conservative society.”

Source : "Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead". Book by Irving Kristol, 1983.
“I give myself time with a guitar and PA to let my subconscious do its thing. This happens repeatedly over a period of time, and slowly, a set of songs emerge that make some sort of sense to me as a body of work that turns into an album.”
“I believed him. I was not stupid. I was his wife.”
“People always try to put a title or a symbol on you. If you work in a bank, you are a banker. For me, they see a co-founder of Facebook.”

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