"I cannot speak adequately, especially considering my race and my privilege, to the violence of the NYPD or the police in racial terms. That is something that I cannot speak adequately to."

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Cecily McMillan

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“If your religion does not work at home, don't export it.”
“The moon upon the ocean is swept around in motion but without ever knowing the reason for its flowing in motion on the ocean the moon still keeps on moving the waves still keep on waving and I still keep on going”
“I'll be a poet, and you'll be poetry.”
“Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It's also the dangerous part and it's an ugly emotion that hurts.”
“There is only one line of sight that will bring order to all our life and work: a vision of Christ seated at the right hand of God the Father, ruling with all justice and mercy.Â Our influence only means something if it is plotted along that trajectory, and our work ultimately leads people to that same goal.”
“I can think of nothing more gallant, even though again and again we fail, than attempting to get at the facts; attempting to tell things as they really are. For at least reality, though never fully attained, can be defined. Reality is that which, when you donâ€™t believe in it, doesnâ€™t go away.”

Source : Valis ch. 5 (1981). Originally appeared in a 1978 lecture by Dick entitled "How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart in Two Days." See Paktor 1
“Wars are popular. Contractors make profits; the aristocracy glean honour.”
“As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me.”

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