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“True resistance begins with people confronting pain... and wanting to do something to change it.”
Source : bell hooks (2014). “Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics”, p.229, Routledge
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“Look at a star in the sky not as something unreachable but as a planet you would visit one day.”
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“...You can have this whole entire life, with all your opinions, your loves, your fears. Eventually those parts of you disappear. And then the people who could remember those parts of you disappear, and before long, all that's left is your name in some ledger. This...person -- she had a favorite food. She had friends and people she disliked. We don't even know how she died...I guess that's why I like preservation better than history. In preservation I feel like I can keep some of it from slipping away.”
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“Mostly, you become a writer not because you want to get rich or famous, but because you have to write; because there is something inside that must come out.”
Source : Gene Weingarten (2010). “The Fiddler in the Subway: The Story of the World-Class Violinist Who Played for Handouts. . . And Other Virtuoso Performances by America's Foremost Feature Writer”, p.55, Simon and Schuster
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“There may be luck in getting a good job-but there's no luck in keeping it.”
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“I would be looking up from a pool of blood and hearing my wife ask 'How do I reload this thing'.”
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“My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on things I and millions like me were brought up with: an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay; live within your means; put by a nest egg for a rainy day; pay your bills on time; support the police.”
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“Liberalism is a mental disorder.”
Source : Michael Savage (2011). “Abuse of Power: A Thriller”, p.312, St. Martin's Press
