"I'd like something that faces reality. We have 12 million people in this country that are undocumented - that's a reality. It's not going to be like they're all going to leave. One of the reasons I'm holding this hearing in the morning is to hear from somebody who actually understands what's involved here - Janet Napolitano - and I hope that from what she says and what we hear from her, we can start building some consensus."

-- Patrick Leahy

#Country Quotes #Morning Quotes #Reality Quotes

“To discover a city is in itself a unique event, but when we have the privilege of sharing it with friends most dear to us, it becomes a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
“It's important to make an effort under any circumstance - stagnant, sickness, being in an unstable lifestyle, even when society is insane. You should consider such periods as an omen before you move. When you are stuck on something, it is important to hold to your purpose but not press onward against the current. When you can't move at all, try to concentrate, continuing forward as if in a boat switching to a stronger motor. The keiko that is most important when you cannot move is kage no keiko [shadow training].”
“It's about businesses nervous about taking on school leavers because of a mass of red tape. It's about health and safety regulations and green fines.”
“No one, however smart, however well-educated, however experienced, is the suppository of all wisdom.”

Source : "Tony Abbott declares 'no one can be a suppository of all wisdom'" by Lauren Novak, Lanai Scarr, www.news.com.au. August 13, 2013.
“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.”

Source : Time Must Have a Stop (1945) ch. 7
“If I could not walk far and fast, I think I should just explode and perish.”
“This continent, an open palm spread frank before the sky.”
“There's going to be good plays that happen and bad plays that happen, but at the end of the day, when you have the chance to hit a big play, you have to hit it.”

Source : Press Conference, www.bengals.com. July 25, 2013.

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