"People demonize me; people idolize me; everything I say and do has been scrutinized."

-- Cindy Sheehan

“I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone has to compromise.”
“As Australians, we must not leave our children worse off. Thatâ€™s not fair. That is not our way.”

Source : "Budget 2014: Joe Hockey's speech and reaction - as it happened" by Katharine Murphy, www.theguardian.com. May 13, 2014.
“I suspect that the changes that have taken place during the last century in the average man's fundamental beliefs, in his philosophy, in his concept of religion. in his whole world outlook, are greater than the changes that occurred during the preceding four thousand years all put together. ... because of science and its applications to human life, for these have bloomed in my time as no one in history had had ever dreamed could be possible.”
“The power to concentrate was the most important thing. Living without this power would be like opening oneâ€™s eyes without seeing anything.”
“Being dismantled before our eyes are not just individual programs that politicians cite as too expensive but the whole idea that society has a stake in the well-being of children down the block and the security of families on the other side of town. Whether or not kids eat well, are nurtured and have a roof over their heads is not just a consequence of how their parents behave. It is also a responsibility of society--but now apparently a diminishing one.”
“There are different flavors of recession. You can get into some pretty dark scenarios pretty quickly.”

Source : "A 40 Percent Chance of Economic Doom". Interview with Elizabeth Weingarten, www.slate.com. October 18, 2011.
“I was surprised by how forces in the community could mobilize against a community changing. There were many examples of this. In St. George, members of the Latino community proposed having a "Dixie Fiesta." The resistance to that surprised me.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“I never thought I might become famous. It takes getting used to.”

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