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The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take. ↗

— C. Northcote Parkinson

#begins #decisions #denied #importance #important

It was just an accident; I was never going to come out here. ↗

— Dick Van Patten

#come #going #here #i #just

I grew up on games like Madden and NBA Jam, then moved on to NFL 2K on Dreamcast. The game I really loved was Virtua Tennis. ↗

— Chris Paul

#games #grew #i #jam #like

You just never know when you're living in a golden age. ↗

— Alexander Payne

#golden #golden age #just #know #living

We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if not on the basis of confidence and cooperation, at least on that of mutual toleration and self-interest. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#confidence #cooperation #keep #least #must

I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#basketball #because #good #good student #happy

I am personally saddened and stunned by the tragic events that took place in Red Lake. ↗

— Collin C. Peterson

#events #i #i am #lake #personally

Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own. ↗

— Frederick Pollock

#circle #every #his #narrow

To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#enormity #films #get #independent #independent films

Well tended garden is better than a neglected wood lot. ↗