"The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged."

-- Aung San Suu Kyi

#Power Quotes #Viewpoints Quotes #Underprivileged Quotes

“And that because the moving parts are a million times smaller than the ones we're familiar with, they move a million times faster, just as a smaller tuning fork produces a higher pitch than a large one.”
“I'm now making myself as scummy as I can. Why? I want to be a poet, and I'm working at turning myself into a seer. You won't understand any of this, and I'm almost incapable of explaining it to you. The idea is to reach the unknown by the derangement of all the senses. It involves enormous suffering, but one must be strong and be a born poet. It's really not my fault.”
“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.”
“Learning power comprises both literacy and numeracy, and is ultimately more fundamental than either of them.”

Source : Guy Claxton (2001). “Wise Up”, p.120, A&C Black
“Until democracy in effective enthusiastic action fills the vacuum created by the power of modern inventions, we may expect the fascists to increase in power after the war both in the United States and in the world.”
“Some girls talk to the boys in the chat room, my girls talk to the boys in the backroom.”
“He who understands nature walks close with God.”
“I am a non discriminating driver. I want to kick everybody's ass!”

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