"I started with this idea in my head, "There's two things I've got a right to, death or liberty.""

-- Harriet Tubman

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“I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive.”
“I have lived for a long time inside a series of coincidences that most people would find implausible in a novel.”

Source : "Go Forth (Vol. 41)". Interview with Kristen Evans, logger.believermag.com. February 26, 2016.
“Even if we planted a tree on every square yard available in the planet by the end of the century we would only capture at most 10 percent of the CO2 we need to reduce. This does not mean that we should not plant trees; we should, for biodiversity's sake, and for our long-term future together with the other species.”

Source : "Global Warming and the Future of Humanity: An Interview With Noam Chomsky and Graciela Chichilnisky". Interview with C.J. Polychroniou, truthout.org. September 17, 2016.
“The whole idea of mindfulness is all about having a second-level monitoring of your thoughts and being able to recognize them as being negative or harmful before they become a part of your being, before they become some kind of action like writing an angry letter to someone or speaking too strongly to someone.”
“It's a time to stop, honor and reflect on the abundance, prosperity, people and lives we are blessed with.”

Source : Sandra Magsamen (2013). “Living Artfully: A Heart-full Guide of Ideas and Inspirations That Celebrate Life, Love, and Moments That Matter”, p.228, Simon and Schuster
“According to the brain-centered model of exercise performance, a runner achieves his race goal when his brain calculates that achieving the race goal is possible without catastrophic self-harm.”

Source : Matt Fitzgerald (2007). “Brain Training For Runners: A Revolutionary New Training System to Improve Endurance, Speed, Health, and Res ults”, p.57, Penguin
“[Peter] testified to [the Jews in Acts 2] that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, the Judge of the living and dead, into whom he did also command them to be baptized for the remission of sins.”
“Rarely a producer gives me music and I write to it. I think that's too easy. Most of the time for me, it's on an elevator or in my car listening to absolutely nothing. I'll just be driving and then the lyrics birth.”

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