"The unique character of political activity lies, quite literally, in its publicity."

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Source : Bernard Crick (1993). “In Defense of Politics”, p.20, University of Chicago Press

Bernard Crick

#Lying Quotes #Character Quotes #Unique Quotes

“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.”
“If anything, hearing another poet is a sacred experience I enter, but I can honestly say this does not influence my own work.”

Source : "Women Behind America's Literary Arts". Interview with Daniela Gioseffi, www.raintaxi.com. 2012.
“There were so many stories about Bing's daughter living in sin. We weren't hurting anyone. We were living in love. I couldn't understand why people were trying to hurt us and hurt our families.”
“If you want to be a doormat you have to lay yourself down first.”
“Coming from the cotton plantation, the southern regions, I was brought up with real nice kids, mannered kids, who would go to church on Sunday.”
“Anger and hatred, when left unfed, bleed away like air from a punctured tire, over time and days and years. Forgiveness is stealth.”

Source : Barry Lyga (2009). “Boy Toy”, p.229, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The whole drama of the world is such tragedy that I am weary of the spectacle.”
“Fear and ignorance are the key roots to racism.”

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