"Prison is a second-by-second assault on the soul, a day-to-day degradation of the self, an oppressive steel and brick umbrella that transforms seconds into hours and hours into days."

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Source : Mumia Abu-Jamal (1995). “Live from Death Row”, Addison Wesley Publishing Company

Mumia Abu-Jamal

#Self Quotes #Soul Quotes #Degradation Quotes

“Woman is the most superstitious animal beneath the moon. When a woman has a premonition that Tuesday will be a disaster, to which a man pays no heed, he will very likely lose his fortune then. This is not meant to be an occult or mystic remark. The female body is a vessel, and the universe drops its secrets into her far more quickly than it communicates them to the male.”

Source : Edward Dahlberg (1965). “Reasons of the heart”
“It is natural that affluence should be followed by influence.”
“When you increase the cost of energy, jobs go elsewhere.”
“The impossibility of separating the nomenclature of a science from the science itself, is owing to this, that every branch of physical science must consist of three things; the series of facts which are the objects of the science, the ideas which represent these facts, and the words by which these ideas are expressed. Like three impressions of the same seal, the word ought to produce the idea, and the idea to be a picture of the fact.”

Source : Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, David M. Knight (1998). “The Development of Chemistry, 1789-1914: Elements of chemistry”, p.14, Taylor & Francis
“The fading light is us, and we are, for a moment so brief (...) beautiful.”

Source : Gary Shteyngart (2010). “Super Sad True Love Story”, p.174, Granta Books
“I'm a musician. I write songs. I just hope when the day is done I've been able to tear a little corner off of the darkness.”
“I would like to take the opportunity today to thank you for your assistance in helping us to reshape the future of Xbox One. You told us how much you loved the flexibility you have today with games delivered on disc. The ability to lend, share, and resell these games at your discretion is of incredible importance to you. Also important to you is the freedom to play offline, for any length of time, anywhere in the world.”

Source : "XBox One, Netflix, Charles Schwab: Why Consumer Collaboration is Key in Business". www.wired.com. June 2013.
“I have always staged my fears as a way to transcend them.”

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