"I can't tell you the number of times I've been in the middle of a perfunctory conversation, and someone will say, 'Tell us what you really think.' Or 'Maybe you should switch to decaf."

-- Maria Semple

#Thinking Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Intensity Quotes

“I kind of think of engineering like the chefs at a restaurant. Nobody's going to deny chefs are integrally important, but there's also so many other people who contribute to a great meal.”
“They, the holy ones and weakly, Who the cross of suffering bore, Folded their pale hands so meekly, Spake with us on earth no more!”
“And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.”
“It's hard to appreciate the importance of the rainforest because it seems so far away, but it's vital to the survival of the planet as we know it.”
“I cannot abide stupidity, in myself or in others.”
“We are a diverse country, but we are one country. And we are at our best when we come together as Americans, not despite our differences, but in celebration of them.”

Source : Jared Polis Speech Text: Read The Congressman’s Democratic Convention Speech, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 4, 2012.
“Being unconscious is the ultimate disability.”
“For they have always unanimously maintained that nature, rather the Creator Himself, has given man the right of private ownership not only that individuals may be able to provide for themselves and their families but also that the goods which the Creator destined for the entire family of mankind may through this institution truly serve this purpose.”

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