"To protect women in times of war, we must first make sure women receive equal rights in times of peace."

-- Martti Ahtisaari

#War Quotes #Rights Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I grew up with rock and pop music from the 70s and 80s. I had to play guitar in school - it was a music college and we had to take instrument classes there - so I think guitar playing and guitar sounds have always been an influence.”

Source : Interview with Mark Richardson, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.
“Instead of putting Americans to work, the Teamsters have been busy yanking members off projects and idling construction projects from California to Indiana to New York in order to shake down employers.”
“Our desire is to grow so quiet and to work so deeply that we participate fully in the mystery in which we're embedded. When we manage to do that we feel as if we have merged with the universe; for the duration of that experience we feel immortal.”

Source : Eric Maisel (2000). “The Creativity Book: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance”, p.183, Penguin
“I remember as a kid being scared of the things that go bump in the night, but I was way more scared of adults.”

Source : "Gravity Falls' Alex Hirsch on his show's big cliffhanger". Interview with Erik Adams, tv.avclub.com. March 11, 2015.
“You're never gonna find the perfect politician.”
“Right now, we are doing it blindly.”

Source : "Rethinking Comparative Effectiveness Research". Interview with Katherine T. Adams, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. June, 2009.
“Tie my handlebars to the stars so I stay on track & if my intentions stray I'll wrench them away,then I'll take my leave & I won't even look back”
“It's an illusion I've noticed before-- words on a page are like oxygen to a petrol engine, firing up ghosts. It only lasts while the words are in your head. After you put down the paper or pen, the pistons fall lifeless again.”

Source : Elizabeth Wein (2013). “Rose Under Fire”, p.51, Egmont UK

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