"The power to gossip is more democratically distributed than power, property, and income, and, certainly, than the freedom to speak openly."

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Source : James C. Scott (1990). “Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts”, p.142, Yale University Press

James C. Scott

#Gossip Quotes #Income Quotes #Speak Quotes

“Look to see what you are doing today. Is this how you choose to define yourself? Look to see what you are thinking today. Is this what you wish to create?”
“The choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determines who we are”

Source : John Perkins (2016). “The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man”, p.30, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“Populism is at its essence [...] just determined focus on helping people be able to get out of the iron grip of the corporate power that is overwhelming our economy, our environment, energy, the media, government. [...] One big difference between real populism and what the Tea Party thing is, is that real populists understand that government has become a subsidiary of corporations. So you can't say, let's get rid of government. You need to be saying let's take over government.”
“I've always been obsessed about how people choose - or are destined - for the paths they take.”
“Atheism is a crutch for those who cannot bear the reality of God.”

Source : Tom Stoppard (2013). “Jumpers”, p.51, Faber & Faber
“It was a pity thoughts always ran the easiest way, like water in old ditches.”

Source : Walter de la Mare “The Return”, Lulu.com
“I became a great runner because if you're a kid in Leeds and your name is Sebastian you've got to become a great runner.”
“You can live each day in a world filled with 'problems,' or rise each morning and embrace a world filled with unseen solutions...eager for you to find them. The decision is yours...both worlds exist. The one you choose is the one you will create.”

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