"It's an essential fight librarians are making, an age-old fight; yours is a battle for civilization. It's a fight for our country's founding values."

-- Jim Hightower

#Country Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy.”

Source : Kaye Gibbons (2012). “Ellen Foster”, p.1, Algonquin Books
“And the issue is never the merits of the evidence but always the jealous rivalry of the contestants to see which would be the official light unto the world. Right down to the present day we have been the spectators of a foolish contest between equally vain and bigoted rivals.”
“Given the choice between trivial material brilliantly told versus profound material badly told, an audience will always choose the trivial told brilliantly.”
“A whipper-snapper of criticism who quoted dead languages to hide his ignorance of life.”
“I learn a lot as a director from acting in other people's films and just in general. I want to try and be as involved in the art of filmmaking as possible. I feel that the only way to really do that is to take on as many roles as possible, whether it be as an actor, an editor, a director, a cinematographer. Basically, I like to help and be involved, so anything anybody asks me to do, my first reaction is to say "Yes."”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“As you can see, I'm in good health. I have no message; just tell them, please, that I went to my death quietly and in good health.”

Source : "War Criminal: The Life and Death of Hirota Koki". Book by Saburō Shiroyama, p. 296, 1977.
“Human life is too difficult for people.”
“One must be one's own inspiration.”

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