"In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money."

-- Carter G. Woodson

#Confidence Quotes #People Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Despite all the wonderful advances that have been made, it's still dangerous for an actor to talk about that in our extremely misguided culture. Look at what happened in California with Proposition 8. Please, don't pretend that we're suddenly all wonderfully, blissfully accepted.”

Source : "Richard Chamberlain Advises Other Gay Actors: Stay in the Closet" by Bryan Alexander, www.hollywoodreporter.com. December 27, 2010.
“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason. Let us be like the man of the frontier and always reveal with utmost honesty our real reasons for all that we do.”
“It is interesting to observe how real the object remains, in spite of all abstractions.”

Source : Paul Klee, Jürg Spiller (1992). “Paul Klee Notebooks: The thinking eye”, Overlook Pr
“The reason for your poor projections is often right in front of you. Whether you are using statistical analysis or just an average, sometimes the way you are calculating your numbers doesn't make any sense. Sometimes it's best to get up, take a walk, and revisit your calculations later. I have returned to my work many times and said: "Why the hell would I calculate it like that?"”
“There were so many stories around, it was almost inevitable some of them would turn out to be true.”
“People in the gay community are real people too. They have lives and families and friends. They do normal things.”

Source : Source: chicago.gopride.com
“My real life helped me sell a lot of records.”
“You're a mad scientist,' said Maggie, in what may well have been intended as a reassuring tone. 'We don't expect you to be nice. We just go to bed every night hoping you won't mutate us before we wake up.' Dr. Abbey blinked at her. 'That's...almost sweet. In a disturbing sort of a way.”

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