"We understood that politics is nothing but war without bloodshed and war is nothing but politics with bloodshed."

-- Fred Hampton

#War Quotes #Bloodshed Quotes #Understood Quotes

“Economic and political structures that have a far sweeping impact on the lives of billions is not outside the purview of the gospel's redemptive influence.”
“Stretch your goals... In other words, think big and think far off.”
“Discomfort is a pain. Boredom is a pain. A perfect piece of music can reduce us to tears. Every one of these pains is essential to the growth of the soul. Pain is part of the beauty of life. It enriches us.”

Source : Ruben Papian (2013). “How to Wish”, p.10
“PracÂtice doesnâ€™t make perÂfect. It makes betÂter.”
“It is time for us to take off our masks, to step out from behind our personas - whatever they might be: educators, activists, biologists, geologists, writers, farmers, ranchers, and bureaucrats - and admit we are lovers, engaged in an erotics of place. Loving the land. Honoring its mysteries. Acknowledging, embracing the spirit of place - there is nothing more legitimate and there is nothing more true. That is why we are here. That is why we do what we do. There is nothing intellectual about it. We love the land. It is a primal affair.”

Source : Terry Tempest Williams (2015). “An Unspoken Hunger”, p.77, Vintage
“You could not possibly maintain the current level of government taxation without the taxes being hidden, and they are hidden in two very different ways. They are hidden through withholding, but they are also hidden by being imposed on business, supposedly on business, when really, of course, business can't pay taxes, only people can pay taxes.”
“Plate glass... has no beauty of its own. Ideally, you ought not to be able to see it at all, but through it you can see all that is happening outside. That is the equivalent of writing that is plain and unadorned. Ideally, in reading such writing, you are not even aware that you are reading. Ideas and events seem merely to flow from the mind of the writer into that of the reader without any barrier between. I hope that is what is happening when you read this book”
“The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.”

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