"Scholars, who pride themselves on speaking their minds, often engage in a form of self-censorship which is called "realism." To be "realistic" in dealing with a problem is to work only among the alternatives which the most powerful in society put forth. It is as if we are all confined to a, b, c, or d in the multiple choice test, when we know there is another possible answer. American society, although it has more freedom of expression than most societies in the world, thus sets limits beyond which respectable people are not supposed to think or speak."

-- Howard Zinn

#Powerful Quotes #Pride Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“One reason why it has become harder to promote the beneficial side of emotions such as anger is that the moral vocabulary of good and bad has been replaced by the self-help lexicon of positive and negative thinking.”
“I have no private life at all. I am a hunted woman. I can't take a step without being questioned and surrounded.”
“The introduction of many minds into many fields of learning along a broad spectrum keeps alive questions about the accessibility, if not the unity, of knowledge.”

Source : Edward H. Levi (2008). “Point of View: Talks on Education”, p.89, University of Chicago Press
“One product that you can never go wrong with is sunglasses because they are easy to misplace. I always get a couple of pairs every year.”

Source : "Jessica Szohr Styles Vogue Eyewear Shoppers!". Seventeen Interview, www.seventeen.com. November 23, 2009.
“When we illuminate the road back to our ancestors, they have a way of reaching out, of manifesting themselves...sometimes even physically.”

Source : Raquel Cepeda (2014). “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina”, p.13, Simon and Schuster
“We often reward mediocrity because it is comforting. If they can do it, anyone can do it.”
“It was tough to write. We had the shadow of "Lost" hanging around and I just kept saying, "Guys, we need to take a really wide birth around 'Lost.' We're going to get lots of comparisons anyway, but we need to prove, within a couple episodes, that it's not 'Lost.'"”
“Patiently persevere in the face of hardship hoping for a good outcome because you never know how many dead hearts you will bring to life in the process. No hardship lasts forever. There is always an end.”

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