"Man's inhumanity to man is not the last word. The truth lies deeper. It is economic slavery, the savage struggle for a crumb, that has converted mankind into wolves and sheep."

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Source : Alexander Berkman (1912). “Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist”

Alexander Berkman

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“Either you care, or you don't. There's no in-between. And if you care, then go all of the way.”
“I'm always very scared when I start a movie because I never know if I'm going to be able to do a good job or do a very bad job.”
“Let there be but two occasions for speech - when the subject is one which you thoroughly know and when it is one on which you are compelled to speak. On these occasions alone is speech better than silence; on all others, it is better to be silent than to speak.”

Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.19, Delphi Classics
“There isn't as much passion and outrage in today's newspapers. That may be because of a corporate decision, but they've lost their personality.”
“This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval.”
“The quilt format is highly appropriate for repetition and serialization. Formal issues of balance and color, space and light in landscape are endlessly engaging. I try to use the medium to its maximum, pushing well beyond tradition.”
“What would happen if the moon were not there? Then our tilt could swing wildly over a large range, resulting in major temperature swings. If our tilt were more like ninety degrees, the north pole would be exposed to the sun for six months, while the south pole would be in darkness, then vice-versa. Instead, it varies by only about one and a half degrees - just a tiny variation, because the gravity from the moon's orbit keeps it stabilized.”
“Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day”

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