"Wilderness can be appreciated only by contrast, and solitude understood only when we have been without it. We cannot separate ourselves from society, comradeship, sharing and love. Unless we can contribute something from wilderness experience, derive some solace or peace to share with others, then the real purpose is defeated."

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Source : Sigurd F Olson (2012). “Reflections from the North Country”, p.52, Knopf

Sigurd F. Olson

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“In every conflict, some rhetoric and posturing, so we should take that aside. When facts is that everybody is exhausted and that no one believes that there is a military solution to this. The solution must be a political one.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“Clarity is essential. Knowing exactly what you want builds your self-confidence immeasurably.”
“Ugliness is a point of view; an ulcer is wonderful to a pathologist.”
“I have always, or for the most part, identified myself as a biracial person. Much to the chagrin of a lot of African-American people that I meet, because it's almost like there's a betrayal, an intrinsic betrayal: "Don't do that, brotha, we need you. We need you here, in this fold."”

Source : "Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele of Key & Peele". Interview With Jesse Thorn, tvclub.kinja.com. March 20, 2012.
“Acting like you don't care is not letting it go.”

Source : Penelope Douglas (2014). “Bully: The Fall Away Series”, p.82, Penguin
“We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.”
“Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history. We can and do make a difference in exposing the horrors of war and especially the atrocities that befall civilians.”

Source : "Marie Colvin: 'Our mission is to report these horrors of war with accuracy and without prejudice'" by Marie Colvin, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2012.
“Staying true to my vision, to the word as it comes to me, to my own aesthetic judgments, even when they disagree with the majority culture, is very important to me, and I think important for every artist. It's what we have: our voice, our intuition, the truth as we understand and know it.”

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