"Miami, in many ways, is a quintessentially American city. The juxtaposition of showy wealth with dire pennilessness, the tussle of glitz and decay doesnt come any more marked than here."

-- Tibor Fischer

#Cities Quotes #Way Quotes #Juxtaposition Quotes

“How come pleasure never makes it on to... a dutiful list of do's and don'ts? Doesn't joy also get soft and flabby if you neglect to exercise it?”
“I may have grown cynical from long service, but this is a tendency I do not like, and I sometimes think I'd rather be a dog and bay at the moon than stay in the Senate another six years and listen to it.”
“You can rescue yourself. No matter how you feel, no matter what you believe about your worth or your capacity to love and be loved, you can change.”
“I put a spell on people so they don't know they're working out... An enchanting spell, where they just don't think about it, or over think it, and then at the end they go, 'Wow, I feel good.'”
“Representing the struggle that Muslim minorities go through today is something I personally experience. So I know that at the end of the day, I have a voice for many millions of people who don't have any representation at all.”
“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.”
“Once a week, do a thorough review of all your projects in as much detail as you need to. If you do, your systems will work. If you don't, no system will work.”

Source : David Allen (2011). “Ready For Anything: 52 productivity principles for work and life”, p.82, Hachette UK
“There's no way I set out to be a certain kind of symbol - the way I dress is the way I am, the way I live my life.”

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