Dandenong Vic Quotes & Sayings

For, behind the scenes, halfway around the world in Mexico, were two decades of aggressive research on wheat that not only enabled Mexico to become self-sufficient with respect to wheat production but also paved the way to rapid increase in its production in other countries. — Norman Borlaug

We are frequently understood the least by those who have known us the longest. — Arthur Helps

Rivalry is the life of trade, and the death of the trader. — Elbert Hubbard

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes. — Thomas W. Higginson

The whole trouble with a folk song is that once you have played it through there is nothing much you can do except play it over again and play it rather louder. Most Russian music, indeed, consists in ringing changes on this device, skilfully disguised though the fact may be. — Constant Lambert

I put both my thumbs under my chin and pushed upwards. Chin up, Shirley, I commanded — Jacqueline Wilson

People don't get to change things. Things change people once in a while, but people don't change things. — Lawrence Block

When you are listening to someone you respect, treat their whispers like screams — Ramit Sethi

Healing takes place when grievances are given ample and patient space to be acknowledged, when there is transparency and honesty, when everybody is given the chance to be heard, when nobody is excluded, when people can accept the energy of the conflict and use it as a major opportunity for growth. — Franco Santoro

June cackled with delight, muttering, "Whoops!" as a car almost killed them. — Rick Riordan

Experts say that if children can't read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter the juvenile justice system. — Dirk Kempthorne

I like to speak with the youth, and I like to hear the youth. They always put me in difficulty. They tell me things that I haven't thought of, or that I've partly thought of. The restless youth, the creative youth, I like them! — Pope Francis