"We have a revolutionary history to honor and uphold. Which was what Nelson Mandela did. He reminded us of that which we need to be reminded, over and over again, about our own best selves."

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Source : "Amandla" by Charlie Pierce, www.esquire.com. December 6, 2013.

Charlie Pierce

#Self Quotes #Honor Quotes #Needs Quotes

“It would have been better if the United Nations had sent a team to Mali right away to mediate between the government and the rebels. But where is the political initiative? The Americans make their usual recommendations. They want to train the army for the fight with the rebels. US special forces are already in Mali.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“When the Quaker Penn kept his hat on in the royal presence, Charles (King Charles II) politely removed his, explaining that it was the custom in that place for only one person at a time to remain covered.”
“People have been frying foods since Jesus was on this planet, and there is always going to be greasy, fried, salty, sugary food. It is up to the individual to walk in and say, 'I don't want those fries today.'”
“With Submarine, when I came out of school, people were so lovely and supportive. And you don't get that experience very often. It felt like a family on-set. So Submarine changed so much for me.”
“I would be a poorer person if the only things I knew were what I had found out for myself.”
“Mozart shows a creative power of such magnitude that one can virtually say that he tossed out of himself one great masterpiece after another.”
“If you want to civilize a man, begin with his grandmother.”
“A decent cowboy does not take what belongs to someone else and if he does he deserves to be strung up and left for the flies and coyotes”

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