"Political power without economic power is sterile."

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Louis O. Kelso

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“Strong winds buffet the sea oats and tall dune grasses, tossing sand and seabirds where it will, winding my sister's golden hair into sunlit spirals of silk until it becomes the only good memory I have of her -- the only memory I allowed myself to keep.”

Source : Karen White (2008). “The Memory of Water”, p.11, Penguin
“To do more, is not necessarily to do better.”
“Who after his transgression doth repent, Is halfe, or altogether, innocent.”
“Of all human activities, writing is the one for which it is easiest to find excuses not to begin â€“ the deskâ€™s too big, the deskâ€™s too small, thereâ€™s too much noise, thereâ€™s too much quiet, itâ€™s too hot, too cold, too early, too late. I had learned over the years to ignore them all, and simply to start.”

Source : "The Ghost". Book by Robert Harris, September 26, 2007.
“I was a total punk. But I was still an outcast, even with the punks and stuff.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“When it comes to France, it seems to me the fundamental question is how a former colonial power should interact with its former colony.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league's new dress code, .. Iverson and other NBA players have suggested that they will not abide by the league's dress code, and Bodog.com will offer to reimburse any fines levied, and match the payment with a donation to each player's charity of choice.”
“I remember very vividly. I was here in New York. Nancy Holt called me and - I feel unhappy thinking about it - she said that Bob Smithson had died. I said, "Oh, Nancy, what will we do without Bob?" He was a very good friend.”

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