"Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change."

-- Jerry Brown

#Self Quotes #Community Quotes #Political Quotes

“This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent people are very well-coordinated.”
“When you sit, everything sits with you.”
“Life is full of happiness and tears; be strong and have faith.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If the Olive Trees knew the hands that planted them, Their Oil would become Tears.”

Source : "Olives, a Violent Romance That Resonates in the Arab World" by Magda Abu-Fadil, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 5, 2012.
“When anesthesia was developed, it was for many decades routinely withheld from women giving birth, since women were "supposed" to suffer. One of the few societies to take a contrary view was the Huichol tribe in Mexico. The Huichol believed that the pain of childbirth should be shared, so the mother would hold on to a string tied to her husband's testicles. With each painful contraction, she would give the string a yank so that the man could share the burden. Surely if such a mechanism were more widespread, injuries in childbirth would garner more attention.”
“Many people see happiness only in their future.”

Source : François Lelord (2010). “Hector and the Search for Happiness”, p.27, Gallic Books
“The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible.”
“The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.”

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