Quotes
Authors
Howard Zinn

"When a social movement adopts the compromises of legislators, it has forgotten its role, which is to push and challenge the politicians, not fall in meekly behind them. We who protest...are not politicians. We are citizens. Whatever politicians may do, let them first feel the full force of citizens who speak for what is right, not for what is winnable, in a shamefully timorous Congress."

Source : "Are We Politicians or Citizens?" by Howard Zinn, progressive.org. May 1, 2007.

Howard Zinn

#Fall Quotes #Challenges Quotes #Roles Quotes

“I think the thing about Anne Boleyn is there is an exotic quality to her. This is a woman who wasnâ€™t raised in the English court. She was in the French court and Hapsburg court. She has a continental exotic quality to her. Sheâ€™s quite a fiery woman and incredibly intelligent. So I think Anne really stood out â€“ fire and intelligence and boldness â€“ in comparison to the English roses that were flopping around court, she wouldâ€™ve stood out. And Henry noticed that.”
“My first instrument was the piano; I played in the church, and before that I sang in church. I didnt learn the guitar until I was 24 years old.”
“My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith. I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colors for those who see none.”
“Average companies give their people something to work on. The most innovative organizations give their people something to work toward.”
“I aint dead, I aint done, I ain't scared, I aint run, no matter what, no matter what, Still I stand”
“Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, but usually fiction is just better.”

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“A prison becomes a home when you have the key.”
“Teaching and editing have helped me enormously, and brought wonderful people into my life. When I see an author I'm editing struggling to bring a flash of an idea to the page, or notice a student's hands shaking as they read something they wrote out loud for the first time, it keeps things in perspective. How vulnerable we all are. How hard it can be to open the door.”

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