"Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear."

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Source : Interview with Jason Zengerle, nymag.com. April 15, 2012.

Barney Frank

#Issues Quotes #People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Look at the fate of summer flowers, which blow at daybreak, droop ere even-song.”
“There is no failure in God's will, and no success outside of God's will.”
“Home Alone was a lot and a lot and a lot of standing and sitting and walking and running and it was physically demanding but in this, I'm doing back flips and riding ostriches. It's physically demanding in a new way, so it's fun.”
“I just always wanted to be a singer. My mom said I was even singing in my cot!”
“I began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never short-changed our audience, but it became something that you had to work at rather than something that was a pleasure.”
“Take back the night? How can women take back the night when they've never had it?”

Source : "Ellen Willis, 1941-2006" by Alice Echols, "The Nation", November 10, 2006.
“My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother”
“Who are we to be so arrogant as to say 'now WE know what's best, THAT era was full of daft ideas' etc. There will be plenty things we take as normal and good now that future generations will look back at in horror or amusement.”

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