"It is forgivable to say nothing out of ignorance; it's inexcusable to remain silent once awareness dawns."

-- Joshua Ferris

#Ignorance Quotes #Dawn Quotes #Awareness Quotes

“Governments have ever been known to hold a high hand over the education of the people. They know, better than anyone else, that their power is based almost entirely on the school. Hence, they monopolize it more and more.”
“Rugby football is a game I can't claim absolutely to understand in all its niceties, if you know what I mean. I can follow the broad, general principles, of course. I mean to say, I know that the main scheme is to work the ball down the field somehow and deposit it over the line at the other end and that, in order to squalch this programme, each side is allowed to put in a certain amount of assault and battery and do things to its fellow man which, if done elsewhere, would result in 14 days without the option, coupled with some strong remarks from the Bench.”
“It is the mark of great art that its appeal is universal and eternal.”

Source : Clive Bell (1958). “Art”, Perigee
“Just be happy with life itself, period. I mean, I live every day to the fullest, you know. Yeah, set your goals out there but make them reachable, because, you know, every day every situation changes, and that's in everyday life. That's not just in the war, you know.”
“The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations.”
“I really believe that coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.”
“Charity is not a virtue to expect in others only. It is the all-important Christian attribute to be found in ourselves. . . . We believe that charity must begin at home. Can we hope to be charitable to the stranger if love does not abound in the family? A sure step in the direction of improvement and progress in our own lives comes when we share with mother or father in their dependence as they shared with us in their productive years.... We cannot as children ignore our obligations to our parents by passing responsibility for their care to others. . . .”
“I'm not an actor, I'm a movie star!!!”

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