"Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them."

-- James F. Byrnes

#Taken Quotes #Men Quotes

“Now I'm starting to understand what the kind of power is. It has been healing for me, and very therapeutic even today. It's one of the reasons why I went back to school to study psychology and mental health, was to understand why that is.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“September 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terrorâ€™s sting, rose up, weeping glory, as if on eaglesâ€™ wings.--from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001”
“It is a good plan to have a book with you in all places and at all times. If you are presently without, hurry without delay to the nearest shop and buy one of mine.”
“I take with me Kentucky, embedded in my brain and heart, in my flesh and bone and blood. Since I am Kentucky, and Kentucky is part of me.”

Source : Jesse Stuart (1975). “My World”, p.37, University Press of Kentucky
“Ever since I left Greece more than two decades ago, it has been my dream to return and perform at the Acropolis. This project took more than a year and a half to plan and accomplish, and I would like to thank my band and crew and the scores of people involved in helping my dream become a reality.”
“You can't learn pathos or profundity.”

Source : "Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy" by Dalya Alberge, www.theguardian.com. August 13, 2011.
“Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition.”
“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.”

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