"Combine a left-leaning upbringing with a family with direct experience of the Holocaust and someone with aspirations to write and I guess, sooner or later, that person will have a stab at writing something about the Holocaust."

-- Elliot Perlman

#Writing Quotes #Holocaust Quotes #Aspiration Quotes

“Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.”
“Our people have made the mistake of confusing the methods with the objectives. As long as we agree on objectives, we should never fall out with each other just because we believe in different methods, or tactics, or strategy. We have to keep in mind at all times that we are not fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as free humans in this society.”
“I really like using my Samsung (005930:KS) tablet. I previously used the Motorola Xoom for a while and liked that.”
“Never let anybody guess that you have a mind of your own. Above all be pure”
“Good will, that curious product of consciousness, of leisure and energy to spare and share. That thing we put out against the forces of interest. That extra thing. Religions and nations and political parties have taken it and used it as coinage, have said you must only give it in exchange for value.”

Source : Naomi Mitchison (1990). “A Girl Must Live: Stories and Poems”
“American democracy is the inalienable right to sit on your front porch, in your pyjamas, drinking a can of beer and shouting out 'Where else is this possible?' Which doesn't seem to me to be freedom, really.”
“The neuroscience area - which is absolutely in its infancy - is much more important than genetics.”
“If an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command?”

Source : Tom G. Palmer (2009). “Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice”, p.37, Cato Institute

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