"If I were an Indian...I would greatly prefer to cast my lot among those of my people who adhere to the free open plains, rather than submit to the confined limits of a reservation."

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Source : George Armstrong Custer (1874). “My Life on the Plains: Or, Personal Experiences with Indians”, p.18

George Armstrong Custer

#People Quotes #Limits Quotes #Reservations Quotes

“The brilliant escape, the funny line to cap it, despite the lack of timing. And the girl was still dead. The last act had not materialised. The world, and himself, remained so far from what they should be: so imperfect.”
“By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions”

Source : "We Choose Dignity" by Jens Stoltenberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 17, 2011.
“Inquisitiveness is self-serving, Johanna. -Marcus Eaton”
“I love adventures so to me, the best part is you never know what's going to happen next.”
“He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.”
“Coming from New York, I know that if you go by a delicatessen, and you put a sweet cucumber in the vinegar barrel, the cucumber might say, "No, I want to retain my sweetness." But it's hopeless. The barrel will turn the sweet cucumber into a pickle. You can't be a sweet cucumber in a vinegar barrel.”
“It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.”
“Stupidity is infinitely more fascinating that intelligence. Intelligence has its limits while stupidity has none.”

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