"I've always admired the tradition of storytellers who sat in the public market and told their stories to gathered crowds. They'd start with a single premise and talk for hours - the notion of one story, ever-changing but never-ending."

-- Nicolas Roeg

#Stories Quotes #Crowds Quotes #Tradition Quotes

“There's tons of people with talent; it's the system that's all screwed up.”
“I had a simple goal in life: to be true to my parents and our country as an honorable son, a caring brother, and a good citizen.”

Source : Inauguration speech of His Excellency Benigno Aquino III, President of the Philippines, at Quirino Grandstand in Manila (translated from Filipino), newsinfo.inquirer.net. June 30, 2010.
“After much soul searching I was able to renounce my past Islamist ideology, challenging everything I was once prepared to die for.”
“People who have committed to a service/advocacy role will tell you that some of the sublimest pleasure they have ever experienced comes in the context of that work. You get way more than you give.”
“I don't like getting hit for one, although you know I did take Aikido for many years, but Aikido is a different kind of martial art, maybe even a more cerebral art because it's all about redirecting the energies of your opponent instead of trying to bash your opponent's head in effectively, so it's a much more loving art, so I guess I tend that way normally anyway.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts”
“Many smart folks seem to think that if you just get your metaphors and messages right, you'll win. That if you start describing what you favor as a 'moral value' - 'affordable health care is a moral value' etc., - then you'll appeal to red-state voters.”
“Sometimes my art is just an illusion - or is it?”

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