"I will not close my eyes, neither those in my head nor those in my soul, as the ship carries me away, along with my future, my dreams, and my beliefs. Buru Island is no happy land somewhere; it's but a way station on my journey in lifeâ€”though to believe even that much will require no small measure of hope."

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Source : Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1999). “The Mute's Soliloquy: A Memoir”

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

#Dream Quotes #Believe Quotes #Eye Quotes

“If it's enough money, I'll play the North Pole.”
“Music is my love and to me acting is more mercenary. I don't pound the pavements for roles: if it happens, it happens. I hate that auditioning thing.”

Source : "My mind is as blank as fresh snow" by John Aizlewood, www.theguardian.com. February 4, 2001.
“The boss says 'Go'; the leader says 'Let's go!'”
“The inspirational value of the space program is probably of far greater importance to education than any input of dollars... A whole generation is growing up which has been attracted to the hard disciplines of science and engineering by the romance of space.”
“There is, in fact, no teaching without learning.”

Source : Paulo Freire (2000). “Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage”, p.31, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
“All any girl needs, at any time in history, is simple velvet and basic diamonds.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Derek Bok asks the right question, 'What policies would produce the greatest happiness?' and he gives great and often startling answers, combining his deep knowledge of politics with the new findings of happiness research.”
“The skin is no more separated from the brain than the surface of a lake is separate from its depths; the two are different locations in a continuous medium...The brain is a single functional unit, from cortex to fingertips to toes. To touch the surface is to stir the depths.”

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