"I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside."

--

James Broughton

“I'm the youngest of seven kids.”
“Krishna exalts those who are humble and humbles those who exalt themselves.”
“I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.”
“The next worse thing to a battle lost is a battle won.”
“I am the product of the masses of my country and the product of my enemy.”

Source : "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies aged 81" by Jason Burke, www.theguardian.com. April 2, 2018.
“Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real...”
“We have to get a lot tougher. If you get involved in a street fight, you can't lay down in the street and act like you're dead because they will kill you for sure. You might as well get up and fight.”
“You're not there to spread any particular- if you're Bob Marley you're there to spread a message, but very few people can do that effectively without shoving opinions down someone's throat.”

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