"If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard's quality and not detract from it."

-- Derek Bok

#Effort Quotes #Quality Quotes #Action Quotes

“Desire is half of life, indifference is half of death.”
“The London season is like one of those Drury Lane melodramas in which marriage is always the ending. And no one ever seems to give any thought as to what happens after. But marriage isnâ€™t the end of the story itâ€™s the beginning. And it demands the efforts of both partners to make a success of it.”
“I think it is funny that we were freer about sexuality in the 4th century B.C. It is a little disconcerting.”
“Withdraw into yourself and look.”

Source : Plotinus, Elmer O'Brien (1964). “The Essential Plotinus”, p.42, Hackett Publishing
“I would like one day to play an FBI cop, just so I can hold the gun and shoot.”
“The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.”
“Too many actors have run for office. There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified.”

Source : James Garner, Jon Winokur, Julie Andrews (2012). “The Garner Files: A Memoir”, p.98, Simon and Schuster
“Like having a great idea, life comes at you fast. It hits you and tries to escape and be expressed in any way possible. In a way, it's a lot like...lightning.”

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