"Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all."

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Source : As recorded by Thucydides, in the "History of the Peloponnesian War". Translated by Richard Crawley, 1951.

Pericles

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“Grunge was so self-consciously lowbrow and nonaspirational that it seemed, at first, impervious to the hype and glamour normally applied swiftly to any emerging trend. But sure enough, grunge anthems found their way onto the soundtracks of television commercials, and Dodge Neons were hawked by kids in flannel shirts saying, 'Whatever.'”
“I would vote for you for President but I'm against big government.”
“The most pernicious of absurdities is that weak, blind, stupid faith is better than the constant practice of every human virtue.”
“Geometry is the archetype of the beauty of the world.”
“When you drop a glass or a plate to the ground, it makes a crashing sound. When a window shatters, a table breaks, or a picture fall of the wall, it makes noise. But as for your heart, when that breaks, it's completely silent... and you almost wish there was a noise to distract you from the pain.”
“Record companies would rather you stay dumb, not even think of it as a business, so they can either rip you off or get you out of the way in five years to make way for the new groups.”

Source : "George Clinton: 'Even now the music scares us sometimes' - a classic interview from the vaults". NME Interview, www.theguardian.com. June 26, 2012.
“When it comes to make-up, I usually go au natural most of the time and opt for a basic blush, lip gloss and kohl for a day look.”
“We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line.”

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