"I was a Labour Party man but I found myself to the left of the Labour party in Nelson, militant as that was. I came to London and in a few months I was a Trotskyist."

-- C. L. R. James

#Party Quotes #Men Quotes #London Quotes

“I'm blessed with a pretty good voice. So just sitting back there banging on the tubs wasn't enough.”
“The girls go to the gang in order to get protection from victimization that's occurring in their lives. And also it's a place to be, because they're often rejected from and rejecting their families.”
“Algebra reverses the relative importance of the factors in ordinary language.”
“Food additives are far safer in actual use than the basic natural food themselves.”
“I think if you're lucky enough to find a voice in whatever you do, that voice will come sneaking out no matter what.”

Source : Nora Ephron (2015). “Nora Ephron: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations”, p.56, Melville House
“Too many people think that "good manners" are about subjugating yourself to others. Not true. Respect, and just as important, self-respect are two key elements in this equation.”
“Every great work of art ... is a celebration, an act of insubordination against the betrayals, horrors and infidelities of life.”

Source : Azar Nafisi (2003). “Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books”, p.47, Random House
“Only do what you love, only pursue what feels like you.”

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