"People who oppose violence often defend strikes, forgetting that strikes are historically every bit as violent as riots. They recast history so that strikes were always this ascetic refusal rather than open warfare with private or national military forces, where many, many people died so as to have some possibility of a decent work life, affordable housing, protections - the most practical goals we can imagine."

-- Joshua Clover

#Military Quotes #People Quotes #Goal Quotes

“I would never complain about 'One Day' taking off, but it made me painfully self-conscious for a long time.”
“The state of mind of a fighter is so important. I don't like to see a fighter stay locked up in a room. Sometimes it works against them. They think and they worry. They dwell, sitting in that dark room. You come back and they're psyched out. I like to see boxers eat and then walk, mingle with people. You have to have a certain amount of movement.”
“If you canâ€™t get the wicket of Rohit Sharma, you are struggling in life”
“That I've lasted is one of my greatest accomplishments. Maybe my greatest.”
“You start reading C.S. Lewis, then you’re reading G.K. Chesterton, then you’re a Catholic.”

Source : "Ross Douthat’s Fantasy World". Interview with Mark Oppenheimer, www.motherjones.com. January 2010.
“These nuclear plants are more dangerous than people realize.”
“Remember that it's never a crime in the face of humanity and enlightenment to distribute the works of the great humanists among the merchants and moneychangers of this godforsaken country... You better slip me the dough.”
“I've developed a lot of reform proposals myself and been accused of trying to destroy Social Security, when the whole point was to try to save it. I think most people know that Social Security is bankrupt.”

Source : "This Week", abcnews.go.com. September 4, 2011.

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