"I have an unshaken conviction that democracy can never be undermined if we maintain our library resources and a national intelligence capable of utilizing them."

-- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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“I do love the ceremony of putting on a record but I don't have space for a vinyl collection.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer.”

Source : "The Call of Freedom". "Orations and Addresses" by George William Curtis, www.bartleby.com. 1894.
“Nothing has given me more hope recently than to observe how simple conversations give birth to actions that can change lives and restore our faith in the future. There is no more powerful way to initiate significant social change than to start a conversation. When a group of people discover that they share a common concern, that's when the process of change begins.”
“So quick bright things come to confusion.â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹”
“It would be awesome to stay popular, but if I was only an underground artist, I would be okay with that.”

Source : "Cassie's Comeback". Interview with Mark Anthony Green, www.gq.com. September 24, 2012.
“The advertising man is a liaison between the products of business and the mind of the nation. He must know both before he can serve either.”
“[On power:] Some people really have almost a disdain for that word. They feel it is alien to conscience. Power for power's sake, no. But the positive use of power for positive purposes is very important. You have to understand that. You've got to have a seat at the policy table if you want to make a difference.”
“lf youâ€™re going to deal with reality, youâ€™re going to have to make one big discovery: Reality is something that belongs to you as an individual. If you wanna grow up, which most people donâ€™t, the thing to do is take responsibility for your own reality and deal with it on your own terms. Donâ€™t expect that because you pay some money to somebody else or take a pledge or join a club or run down the street or wear a special bunch of clothes or play a certain sport or even drink Perrier water, itâ€™s going to take care of everything for you.”

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