Michael Leunig Quotes

Like normal people, leftists now have to get up in the morning and earn a living, seeing as the fascists have come down so hard on social welfare fraud, and this is the cruel reality. The good old days are gone, and increasingly, leftists are to be found working in ordinary, proper jobs.

Michael Leunig

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GoodMorningPeopleRealitySeeing

As a professional, you can afford to pick some stocks and be wrong about a few of them. To keep your job, you cannot take the risk of being seen to be wrong about the 'big picture' for very long.

Jeremy Grantham

JobPictureLongYouProfessional

I know very well that Berlin attaches great importance to NATO and solidarity, in terms of sharing the burden. For this reason, I feel confident that the German government will take the right decision, one that serves both German and NATO interests.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

GreatDecisionGovernmentConfident

If every person charged with a crime was allowed to claim money from the authorities when their case was dropped, our police would end up spending all their time defending claims for compensation.

Robert Rinder

TimeMoneyPoliceEndPersonCrime

I just like interacting with people.

Ann-Marie Campbell

PeopleJustLikeInteracting

The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past.

Jean Henri Fabre

HistoryPastMemoryPeopleThink

What we know about Cleopatra's looks is based purely on her coin portraits. Engraving was imperfect, and that when you are a ruler and you ask for a coin to be engraved with your likeness on it, you are probably trying to project a certain air of authority.

Stacy Schiff

TryingYouLooksKnowAuthorityAsk

When you hear a great two-track of a performance in Carnegie Hall, let's say, it sounds like you're right there at that moment. It's true to reality. And the closer it gets, once it gets too technical, it becomes very tinny to hear notes. It doesn't sound right. It has to be natural.

Tony Bennett

GreatMomentPerformanceRealityYou

Lebanon was at one time known as a nation that rose above sectarian hatred; Beirut was known as the Paris of the Middle East. All of that was blown apart by senseless religious wars, financed and exploited in part by those who sought power and wealth. If women had been in charge, would they have been more sensible? It's a theory.

Roger Ebert

WomenPowerTimeRoseWealthParis

I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it's meant to be, which is fun and entertaining.

Michael Jordan

FunPeopleGamblingYouBadWant

We're giants, and we're unaware of things that are too small for us to see.

Louie Schwartzberg

SmallSeeGiantsThingsUsUnaware

In virtual reality, we're placing the viewer inside a moment or a story... made possible by sound and visual technology that's actually tricking the brain into believing it's somewhere else.

Chris Milk

TechnologyMomentBrainStorySound

You must become an activist if you are going to live the natural life.

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

LifeLiveYouBecomeNaturalGoing

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