"The mistake the world is making with the simple peoples is to try and hurry them into political concepts they don't understand and aren't prepared to cope with. I know. I am a peasant myself. ... I say, Spit on the big, fancy schemes. I want all the little things first. Then perhaps we can get on to the bigger things."

-- Ramon Magsaysay

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“Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.”

Source : Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.7
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.”
“In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results.”
“I am not in the closet. I am not coming out of the closet. I am not gay.”
“Women are objectified in our culture. And more and more, it takes a great deal of confidence, especially as a woman, to break the mold. You know, you're afraid that you're going to covered in a magazine as a "fashion don't." That's why you see all these girls on the red carpet looking the same.”
“The unpreparedness of the educated classes, the lack of practical links between them and the mass of the people, their laziness, and, let it be said, their cowardice at the decisive moment of the struggle will give rise to tragic mishaps.”

Source : Frantz Fanon (1965). “Damnés de la terre”, Grove Pr
“The biggest problem about looking at a problem is looking at it. When we finally find or face it, it becomes harmless and easy to solve.”

Source : Robert Scheid (1980). “Beyond the Love Game”
“A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle.”

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