"There should be no romanticism that international public opinion or even international diplomatic and economic pressure can defeat a coup without determined and strong defense by the attacked society itself"

-- Gene Sharp

#Strong Quotes #Defense Quotes #Pressure Quotes

“An Edward Povey hangs in my living room and every day I am reminded of his originality, his beauty, and the eternal promise of his craft.”
“Out of Dostoevsky: Kafka. Out of Tolstoy: Margaret Mitchell. (in conversation, explaining his dislike for Tolstoy)”
“The role of a leader is to serve his people. We absolutely must first serve the people who we want to lead. They must be able to rely on the leader as much as we hope to rely on them.”
“I was trying to uphold what I thought feminism was as best I could by supporting women, by trying to create an opportunity to get women to get together, play music together and celebrate the fact that we are having great success making music on our own and together.”
“Throughout the history of game development, the game control mechanism has become more and more sophisticated, ... Perhaps those who have quit gaming or who have never played games look at the game controller and think it's too difficult to play, even before they dare to touch it.”
“I have friends in politics who really put the friendship to the test through their behavior.”
“Just think of the illimitable abundance and the marvelous loveliness of light, or of the beauty of the sun and moon and stars.”
“As an artist, it is great to be able to market yourself to people who don't know you, and people who do.”

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