"Thank God for Occupy and thank God for 'The Daily Show,' Colbert and the rising up that's going on around the world."

-- Bonnie Raitt

#Rising Up Quotes #Thank God Quotes #World Quotes

“Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country.”

Source : Noah Webster (2009). “A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings on Moral, Historical, Political, and Literary Subjects”, p.28, Library of Alexandria
“If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the divine art of contemplation, easily and consciously we can unite the inner world and the outer world.”
“Some people start modeling because they want to be models and they want the parties and the recognition, and then there are people like me. I come from a simple family, and for me getting into modeling was a chance to make money and create a business.”
“It is so hard nowadays to find a movie that I like. I don't mind blood and gore. But I mind when its a slasher film, and its some guy looking for women. I am opposed to that kind of thing. Blood and gore? I love that kind of thing.”

Source : "EXCLUSIVE: Cassandra Peterson Talks Elvira's Movie Macabre" by B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. June 13, 2011.
“Her iron will won international respect. Her unabashed femininity gained women's. Margaret Thatcher was a lady's lady.”

Source : Speech to CWCC, London, April 2013.
“People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.”
“You're so convinced you'll disappoint people if you show them that you're not perfect. You don't realize you are perfect. Your imperfections are what make you perfect. They make you you. That's what people love. It's what I love too.”
“The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs.”

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