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“Wedlock is a padlock.”
Source : John Ray (1818). “A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768”, p.31
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“I want to be a figure for prison reform. I think that the criminal justice system is rotten.”
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“During my years of being close to people engaged in changing the world I have seen fear turn into courage. Sorrow into joy. Funerals into celebration. Because whatever the consequences, people, standing side by side, have expressed who they really are, and that ultimately they believe in the love of the world and each other enough to be that...”
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“I think it's chauvinistic to think that women don't like to get scared.”
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“That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You get to love your pretence. It's true, we're locked in an image, an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like you're trying to steal their most precious possession.”
Source : "Jim Morrison: Ten Years Gone". "Creem Magazine" Interview with Lizzie James, 1981.
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“So long as there is any subject which men may not freely discuss, they are timid upon all subjects.”
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“No one ever attains success by simply doing what is required of him.”
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“Prayer is an effort of will.”
