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The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#building #corner #cut #decide #entire

It took 35 years, but the time was well spent and I think I have established a good stake in the future. ↗

— Johnny Olson

#future #good #i #i think #spent

Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#irony #know #listen #our #saturated

Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears. ↗

— Eugene Ormandy

#going #i #listen #tonight

At first I was a bit indignant about it, and then I realised, 'No, that's what people want, so that's what is given.' But it's not in your control. It's just what happens to you, and that's what's frightening. ↗

— Julia Ormond

#bit #control #first #frightening #given

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise. ↗

— George Orwell

#balance #fair #foolish #fun #get

I had the closest thing I have ever had to an out-of-body experience lying in bed one morning. I turned on the 'Today' programme and item four on the news was: 'The shadow chancellor has ruled himself out of the leadership.' I lay there thinking that's interesting, then I realised it was me. ↗

— George Osborne

#chancellor #closest #closest thing #ever #experience

You can see and you can listen, but you have to have moments in which you feel. ↗

— Mike Krzyzewski

#listen #moments #see #which #you

Great entrepreneurs are often great listeners and they can spot patterns and pick up on small details in customer stories. ↗

— Alexander Osterwalder

#details #entrepreneurs #great #listeners #often

Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have. ↗

— William P. Leahy

#listen #members #others #viewpoints #want