Michael Leunig Quotes

What a magical thing is the bed, and what a vulnerable, innocent creature is the sleeping human - the human who never looks more truthful or pitiful or benign; the curled-up, childlike dreaming soul who has for a few hours become an angel adrift.

Michael Leunig

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SoulAngelLooksInnocentChildlike

You must go after the things you desire like your life depends on it, because guess what? Your life does depend on it. The life you truly want to live does.

Jen Sincero

LifeLiveYouGoDesireWant

The WTO has one of the most impressive records in global economic governance, by promoting trade liberalisation and economic development.

Anna Lindh

DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentTrade

Although even light exercise is associated with a lowered risk of some other types of cancer, for breast cancer, it appears that leisurely strolls don't appear to cut it.

Michael Greger

LightExerciseRiskCancerCutEven

It's not as much about the numbers as much as it is that our fans made a mark on this world for us.

Johnny Christ

WorldNumbersMarkFansUsMade

The stagflation of the 1970s blessed us with damaging wage and price controls and the utterly counterintuitive supply-side notion - famously drawn on a napkin - that cutting taxes would lead to higher tax revenues.

Steven Rattner

BlessedPriceTaxTaxesLeadUs

I stay very much undercover and behind the scenes - most places I go, people don't know how important I am. But I will admit that my favorite piece of clothing to wear out is an old T-shirt from a Boston tour that does have a Boston logo. But that doesn't change anything.

Tom Scholz

ChangeI AmPeopleAdmitGoKnow

We want the president to act to keep America safe.

Tom Cotton

AmericaWantPresidentSafeAct

There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.

Brad Meltzer

CharacterDeathBetterYouPlace

I really don't like take-out.

Lela Rose

LikeReally

If there is something occurring that is so bad that it could be considered a crime against humanity, it has to be transmitted with anguish, with pain, and create an impact in people - upset them, shake them up, wake them out of their everyday routine.

James Nachtwey

PainPeopleImpactHumanityRoutine

By virtue of my traditions, and my community, I worked hard to ensure that I was accepted as part of the traditional family of America.

James H. Douglas, Jr.

FamilyCommunityAmericaVirtueHard

I had girlfriends, but settling down was the last thing on my mind.

Hugh Bonneville

MindDownLastGirlfriendsSettling

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