"The clergy, no less than the capitalist class, lives on the backs of the people, profits from the degradation, the ignorance and the oppression of the people."

-- Rosa Luxemburg

#Ignorance Quotes #Class Quotes #People Quotes

“Sounds so silly, but I want to accomplish getting my kids through college.”
“Man always kills the thing he loves, and so we the pioneers have killed our wilderness. Some say we had to. Be that as it may, I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?”
“Putting our expectations on others is a habit that keeps us feeling frustrated. It diminishes the amount of love we feel.”
“That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens of any nation; That until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes; That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race; That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.”

Source : Address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 6 October 1963
“It's really easy to complain. If you're not careful, then you end up complaining about your whole life. Concentrating on the good things is really good. Catch people doing good.”
“Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.”
“Don't let anything like trees in the Clearwater National Forest get in the way of providing jobs and fueling the economy, even if that means cutting down every last tree in the state.”
“I buy shoes sometimes and use them as bookends. They're too beautiful to wear.”

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