"The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."

-- Theodore Roosevelt

#Patriotic Quotes #Hands Quotes #Class Quotes

“Everybody should read fictionâ€¦ I donâ€™t think serious fiction is written for a few people. I think we live in a stupid culture that wonâ€™t educate its people to read these things. It would be a much more interesting place if it would. And itâ€™s not just that mechanics and plumbers donâ€™t read literary fiction, itâ€™s that doctors and lawyers donâ€™t read literary fiction. It has nothing to do with class, it has to do with an anti-intellectual culture that doesnâ€™t trust art.”
“Honor bespeaks worth Confidence begets trust.”
“So I've always been kind of an apocalyptic kind of kid, and looking back at the movies I've done, there's some kind of apocalypse in them. So that must be what scares me... besides Republicans.”

Source : "Interview: Joe Dante on the horrors of 'The Hole'". www.mtv.com. September 27, 2012.
“Doubt is a lack of confidence or assurance that God will keep his promises. Faith is an active confidence that God's promises are always true.”

Source : James MacDonald (2011). “Always True: God's 5 Promises When Life Is Hard”, p.63, Moody Publishers
“I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.”
“Its really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.”
“My current works are abstracts cunningly disguised as landscapes. It is the Canadian way.”
“The fundamental law of the militia is, that it be created, directed and commanded by the laws, and ever for the support of the laws.”

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