"The colonial regime makes sure, often with the help of surrogates, that radical leaders and those honest principled intellectuals and activists who refuse to compromise their principles of independence are eliminated, so that the postcolonial regime (and especially its resources) remains accessible. The result has been a disaster for the (post)colonial world."

-- Nigel Gibson

#Leader Quotes #Independence Quotes #Principles Quotes

“In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.”
“You can't have good ideas unless you're willing to generate a lot of bad ones.”
“I have always striven to fix beauty in wood, stone, glass or pottery, in oil or watercolor by using whatever seemed fittest for the expression of beauty, that has been my creed.”

Source : "The Art Work of Louis C. Tiffany". Book by Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1987.
“I do write my own music, and I also have been doing a lot of non-Beatle covers, just singing whatever I want to sing, the way I want to sing. But it can be hard to find the time to do that.”

Source : Source: glamorosi.blogspot.com
“I think about legacy a lot, hopefully at the end of the day they say I was a good bluesman. That's all I want.”

Source : "A Bluesman Looks Back, Through a Few Old Songs" by Andy Langer, www.nytimes.com. February 8, 2014.
“Life is a race. If you delay starting, how can you have any hope of winning?”
“It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”
“Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.”

Source : "On Texas" by Ian Frazier, www.newyorker.com. March 24, 2014.

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