"Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it."

-- Germaine Greer

#Peace Quotes #Betrayal Quotes #Freedom Quotes

“I'd have avoided some of the pain if I could. Anyone would. But I wouldn't have missed knowing any of the people-even the ones whose leaving hurt most. In fact, the only thing I'm sorry about is that I didn't meet one particular guy, a clown named Joe Skelton. You know, he sure picked the right profession. I mean, a clown's got it all. He never has to hold back: He can do as he pleases. The mouth and the eyes are painted on. So if you wanta cry, you can go right ahead. The make up won't smear. You'll still be smiling. . . .”
“Creative power flourishes only when I am living in the present.”
“Never turn back to see the result of what you have done. Give all to the Lord and go on, and think not of it.”
“There are players that try to imitate others, but at free-kick time it is a personal thing. Every person has their own technique and routine when they stand over the ball and I have mine, I am not trying to copy anyone.”
“I think Donald Trump simply needs to make himself look less bigoted, less dangerous, more comfortable to people.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“There's no skill. You can be a rock and move into another tax bracket.”
“There's no controversy in my way. There's nobody telling me to rap like this or anything.”

Source : Source: www.complex.com
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If weâ€™ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. Weâ€™re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. Itâ€™s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that weâ€™ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”

Source : Carl Sagan (2011). “Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark”, p.314, Ballantine Books

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