"True citizens are not the audience of their government, nor its consumers; they are its makers."

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Source : Lewis Hyde (2010). “Common as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership”, p.27, Macmillan

Lewis Hyde

#Government Quotes #Citizens Quotes #Makers Quotes

“I need relationships, but sometimes when I am in one I feel claustrophobic. It is about feeling that I still have my freedom, that I have choices. I don't look back on the past because I like to live in the present. I know this makes some people think I probably never cared, but I need my freedom and I like to keep moving.”

Source : Source: www.goodhousekeeping.com
“On one level my sense of despair had been dispelled by therapy, yet on another it had not been replaced by either the desire for a future or the concept of one. I felt more aware of who I was, but that in itself-dominated as it was by sensations of fragmentation and isolation-filled me with no great hope, and in many ways only fuelled an appetite for destruction.”

Source : Anthony Loyd (2014). “My War Gone By, I Miss It So”, p.136, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“You should have a 1-on-1 roughly every 2 weeks.”
“When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this state, stimulates me. But once a decision is made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.”
“Gardening is an active participation in The deepest mysteries of the universe.”
“You can do nothing that is in conflict with your own image of what you really are.”

Source : James K. Van Fleet (1987). “Hidden Power: How to Unleash the Power of Your Subconscious Mind”, p.85, Penguin
“I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there's nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.”
“The EU is on the brink of becoming a European Federation by the year 2010... I feel sure that Britain will fall in line.”

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