"The very use of the word savage, as it is applied in its general sense, I am inclined to believe is an abuse of the word, and the people to whom it is applied."

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Source : George Catlin (1848). “Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians: In a Series of Letters and Notes Written During Eight Years of Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Existing”, p.9

George Catlin

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Abuse Quotes

“We meet thus in kitsch with a reappropriation of the results of past struggles.”
“There are places one comes home to that one has never been to ...”

Source : Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1989). “Italian Days”, p.185, Atlantic Monthly Press
“When I started in the league, I went to a tailor and told him I wanted long t-shirts. But they were like, "You know, you don't know what the trend is." I was like, "Look dog, I don't care about trends or your fashion sense. If I'm going to pay you money, this is where the shirt is going to end."”

Source : Source: wwd.com
“Do not wait for miracles to happen. The greatest miracle in life is life itself.”
“I glared at him. "I may not die now... but I'm going to die sometime. Every minute of the day, I get closer. And I'm going to get old.”
“One of the most original and most important ideas advanced by Hayek is the role of the 'division of knowledge' in economic society.”

Source : Fritz Machlup (2013). “Essays on Hayek”, p.36, Routledge
“Since I was kid, what's drawn me to racing is the feeling inside of me, the passion I have for the sport, the feeling I have while competing and doing what I do in a car, on a bike, whatever it's been”

Source : "Johnson - NASCAR teleconference". Teleconference, www.motorsport.com. November 23, 2010.
“What we [outsiders] feel America is really about - the kind of crazed ravings of the Christian right - when it's probably something quite different.”

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