"On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere."

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Nancy Gibbs

#Normal Quotes #Heroism Quotes #Sept 11 Quotes

“Because I was the blonde, I was promoted as the video vixen.”
“...our family is white as far back on the family tree as I've ever looked, and I guess I picture people white white white unless someone tells me otherwise”
“I think that generally New Zealand is respected for the positions it takes because it thinks them through.”
“By the 1990s, longevity will be so improved that 150 years will be no unusual age to reach.”
“Any relationship that you have is about negotiation - anything - whether there is a written contract or not.”

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“Revolutions are not made with rosewater.”
“I challenged myself to write/direct a romantic comedy. People trash talk the rom com, but it's one of the oldest cinematic genres, with stellar origins like Twentieth Century and Trouble in Paradise. I think as audiences lost their innocence, the genre lost its suspense. To create suspense, you need obstacles, so I gave my couple an obstacle that very few people ever overcome: their own behavior and their past.”
“The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house.”

Source : Thomas Reid, William Hamilton, Harry M. Bracken, Thomas Reid, Sir William Hamilton (1967). “Philosophical Works”, p.527, Georg Olms Verlag

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