"among a coward's weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all"

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Source : Tracy Kidder (2003). “Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World”, p.241, Random House

Tracy Kidder

#Coward Quotes #Weapons Quotes #Cynicism Quotes

“England has two books, the Bible and Shakespeare. England made Shakespeare,but the Bible made England.”
“Add in the good stuff - eventually it will crowd out the bad stuff.”
“Revolutions are notorious for allowing even non-participants -- even women! -- new scope for telling the truth since they are themselves such massive moments of truth, moments of such massive participation.”

Source : Selma James (1983). “The ladies and the mammies: Jane Austen & Jean Rhys”, Falling Wall Pr
“I hope this brings someone else the courage they need to face whatever challenge is before them.”
“My real pleasure is that 4 times a week 1,800 people are standing up and shouting on Broadway for an author who died hundreds of years ago.”
“Itâ€™s easy to forgo distractions and to not accumulate things when you have a larger goal on the horizon.”
“I hate imperialism. I detest colonialism. And I fear the consequences of their last bitter struggle for life. We are determined, that our nation, and the world as a whole, shall not be the play thing of one small corner of the world”
“I was a little too antsy, I was jumping around, wanting to go here, wanting to be there. Once I started smoking weed, I just wanted to stay and play the video game and rap. You spend good time with your daughter, man, after you go smoke, chill with your daughter. You're willing to do whatever she want to do.”

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