"Margaret Thatcher has shown that there is power and dignity to be won by defying the status quo and the majority rather than by adapting to them. If the British left, which she froze into immobility like Medusa, could bring itself to learn from this, then we might not have to look upon her like again."

-- Christopher Hitchens

#Power Quotes #Majority Quotes #Medusa Quotes

“I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed. It can be self-taught.”
“We are but tenants and shortly the great landlord will give us notice that our lease has expired.”
“Sadly, it has often been said that my rear is better than my front, so thank you very much indeed.”
“If I have observed anything by experience, it is this: a man may take the measure of his growth and decay in grace according to his thoughts and meditations upon the person of Christ, and the glory of Christ's Kingdom, and of His love.”
“I just started playing around different clubs, and I got a good reputation around New York City of having good timing, a good right foot, and I was "funky", "soulful", and all that stuff. Then I ran into this group, the Pigeons.”
“Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines things.”
“History matters. It matters whether we tell the truth about what happened centuries ago, and it matters whether we tell the truth about more recent history. It matters because if we can't we will never be able to face the present, guaranteeing that our future will be doomed.”

Source : Robert Jensen (2005). “The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege”, p.44, City Lights Books
“Over the last several quarters we have been growing faster in Asia and Europe than any other place on the planet. We have 18 percent of the global PC share, about 12 percent in Europe, and 8 percent in Asia.”

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