"Independence is not a whim or an ambition. It is the necessary condition of our survival as an ethnic group."

-- Aslan Maskhadov

#Ambition Quotes #Independence Quotes #Survival Quotes

“No march, movement, or agenda that defines manhood in the narrowest terms and seeks to make women lesser partners in this quest for equality can be considered a positive step.”
“That's awesome. There's no bias in the media.”
“What is asserted by a man is an opinion; what is asserted by a woman is opinionated. A woman with ideas and the ability to express them is something of a social embarrassment, like an unhousebroken pet.”

Source : Marya Mannes (1964). “But Will it Sell?”
“The petroDollar system breaking down, where oil is no longer paid for in Dollars internationally, essentially would be the death knell to the US Dollar as the reserve currency. It means the US can't borrow with 'exorbitant privilege' anymore, and it means the US Treasury market is set for an out-of-control interest rate spiral.”
“It took us in this country 11 years to get from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution.”
“I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.”
“Look to the living, love them, and hold on.”
“Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.”

Source : George Lakoff, Mark Johnson (2008). “Metaphors We Live By”, p.3, University of Chicago Press

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