"In the last 17 years of his working life, my father was finally rewarded with having landed a great job as first, a maintenance engineer, and then a senior locksmith with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York."

-- Tony Visconti

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“The technique of winning is so shoddy, the terms of winning are so ignoble, the tenure of winning is so brief; and the specter of the has-been-a shameful rather than a pitiable sight today-brings a sudden chill even to our sunlit moments.”
“Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?”

Source : Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1993). “The Social Contract ; And, The Discourses”, Everyman's Library
“Donald Trump is a guy that's gets stuff done. If he says he's gonna do something, he does it. He doesn't worry about it. He's got thick skin. He's gonna do it. He's gonna bring jobs back.”

Source : Source: www.washingtontimes.com
“Anyone can write. Some people can write a bit better than others; they're called authors. Then there are some who can write better than authors; they're called artists.”

Source : Walter Moers (2008). “The City of Dreaming Books”, p.351, The Overlook Press
“I know nothing, except what everyone knows - if there when Grace dances, I should dance.”
“Let's just hug already," he says. Keeping one hand firm on Caleb's arm, I wrapped my free arm around Zeke, and he does the same. When we break apart, I pull Caleb down the alley, and can't resist calling back, "I'll miss you." "You too, sweetie!" He grins, and his teeth are white in the twilight. They are the last thing I see of him before I have to turn and set out at a trot for the train.”
“The Irish Republic must be made a word to conjure with - a rallying point for the disaffected, a haven for the oppressed, a point of departure for the socialist, enthusiastic in the cause of human freedom.”

Source : James Connolly, Peter Berresford-Ellis (1988). “James Connolly: Selected Writings”, p.122, Pluto Press
“Anything that is within someone else's reach is also within yours. Set your goals no matter how impossible they may seem. Then focus on what is between you and that goal. And then, simply take out the obstacles as they come.”

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