"Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that we're not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes."

-- Patricia Ireland

#Home Quotes #Reality Quotes #May Quotes

“The mountains and moors, the wild uplands, are to be staked out like vampires in the sun, their chests pierced with rows of five-hundred-foot wind turbines and associated access roads, masts, pylons, and wires.”
“When I put out to sea, I do not offer advice to the skipper about the management of the ship.”

Source : Elsa Barker (1928). “The Cobra Candlestick”
“When safety is our priority, we live our lives being very, very careful, and we wind up having no lives”
“Changing ideas is a strain not to be lightly incurred, particularly when these ideas are intimately related to one's self-esteem ... men have elaborated an explanation for their situation in life... Their rationales are endowed with moral qualities.”
“Put All of your Energy & Attention into Visualizing ... It's then that Doors Begin to Open for You”
“I did six internships, even though I was only allowed to do one. I had a paper with my advisor's signature on it that I would just forward for every new internship. I didn't get school credit, but I got away with giving free labor to everyone.”
“But 'This Town' is official Washington. It's political Washington. It's not the Washington that clogs New York Avenue. It's not the Washington that lives in Gaithersburg. It's not the Washington that accounts for most of the population. 'This Town' refers to the people who think they run your country.”
“I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.”

Source : "Ai Weiwei 'Does Not Feel Powerful'". www.bbc.com. October 13, 2011.

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