George W S Trow For members of a traditional society where many traditions have been discredited, an interest in modernity can result in a restless sophistication. Mehmet Ertegun seems not to have been a restless man. – George W S Trow Discredited Quotes Ertegun Quotes Mehmet Quotes Modernity Quotes Restless Quotes Result Quotes Society Quotes Sophistication Quotes Traditional Quotes Traditions Quotes The Turkish Embassy in Washington is an ornate, eclectic building on the corner of Twenty-third Street and Massachusetts Avenue which was built originally for Edward Hamlin Everett, the man who put the crimp in bottle caps. It is in many circumstances a troubling thing to belong to the advanced class of a backward nation. One surrenders coherence and begins a difficult process of choice which ends, often, in an eclectic idiosyncrasy.
Constance Baker MotleyLegal I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has. – Constance Baker Motley
John Fleming We have an unprecedented number of primary care doctors who are opting out of Medicare. – John Fleming
Jason Mitchell I didn’t really plan on fame. I never really factored that part into my life. – Jason Mitchell
Steve Backshall I am very driven by things that scare and frighten me, and things that might be tough for me. – Steve Backshall
Fernando Torres I was always fighting with everyone when I was a kid. I was playing with people two or three years older than me, and I had to survive. So I love the physical game, the contact. And I don’t know why, but I think football is like this. It is not just touching the ball and stringing together 50 pretty passes consecutively. – Fernando Torres
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