"Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer."

-- Marshall B. Rosenberg

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“Writing teaches writing. Your writing will teach you how to write if you work hard enough and have enough faith.”
“The Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the weak are left behind.”

Source : 1984 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 16 July 1984, San Francisco, CA
“The defining moment in American economic history is when Bill Clinton lobbied to get China into the World Trade Organization. It was the worst political and economic mistake in American history in the last 100 years. China went into the World Trade Organization and agreed to play by certain rules. Instead, they are illegally subsidizing their exports, manipulating their currency, stealing all of our intellectual property, using sweatshops, using pollution havens. What happens is, our businesses and workers are playing that game with two hands tied behind their back.”
“I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out.”
“This mixture of Polish, not Polish, of being European, gives me a perspective to see Poland through "new eyes" - paradoxically, more closely... because it's from a kind of distance.”
“I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.”
“Oh how I hate people!”
“Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the law nor even the military are in a position to define or control risks rationally.”

Source : "Risky business". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2006.

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