"My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring."

-- Eleanor of Aquitaine

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“Unfortunately, I did not feel ready at 27. I felt that that world was too big for me and I might make some total mistakes. I was a little afraid of going on the road. When you're that age, there are so many handsome men around, and for me, love is first. That shallowness had already knocked me really bad, and I didn't need any more of that.”
“One reason why so many people are unhappy, not knowing why, is that they have burdened their minds with resentments. These evil thoughts pile right on top of happier and generous ones and smother them so that they never get expression. Resentments are a form of hate.... What a dearth of good will and co-operation there are among human beings and nations! What a world this would be if we all worked together, and as a popular diplomat recently expressed it-played together!”
“I wanted to show the thing that had to be corrected: I wanted to show the things that had to be appreciated.”

Source : Lewis Wickes Hine, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House (1932). “Men at Work: Photographic Studies of Modern Men and Machines”, p.7, Courier Corporation
“The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.”
“Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best.”
“I am often surprised when I think to count my graces, for the more I count, the more there seem to be. And if pride in my accomplishments is the emotion that I naturally feel when I focus on my gifts, gratitude is the emotion I feel as I become aware of the many graces that have shaped me and my gifts.”
“I'm very happy to come back. I've always had success here and the public is fantastic. I love you, Montreal.”
“By definition, as a Prime Minister I cannot be a liar.”

Source : Italian Radio National Broadcast, January 18, 2006.

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