"The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in which politics means the power to love and the power to feel united on the spaceship Earth... In a world struggling in violence and dishonesty, the further development of non-violence - not only as a philosophy but as a way of life, as a force on the streets, in the market squares, outside the missile bases, inside the chemical plants and inside the war industry - becomes one of the most urgent priorities."

-- Petra Kelly

#Determination Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #War Quotes

“The center of the stage is where I am.”
“The State calls its own violence, law; but that of the individual, crime”

Source : "The Great Quotations". Book by George Seldes, p. 664, 1960.
“Real heroes are others, those who have suffered in their soul, in their heart, in their spirit, in their mind, for their loved ones. Those are the real heroes. Im just a cyclist.”
“I do not believe there ever was a man who was his own master, but that every man has a master of some kind or other.”
“We are expanded by tears, we are told, not reduced by them.”
“In Hollywood there's no real material. They would send me stuff, but I hadn't even seen the director. If I don't see the director's eyes, I'm not going. I'm not even going to pack my bags.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The lowest stress environment is the radio show. I am not on camera and I can let the music do the talking. The rest is more highly pressurized or in the case of writing, time intensive task. I say yes to all of it and like all of it but the radio show, by nature of what it is, is the least hassle.”
“People come in and out of our lives, and each of them helps form who we are and who we are to become.”

Source : "Lisa See: Best-selling Author Talks Female Friendships, Adapting Her Novel To Film". Interview with Lucas Kavner, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 12, 2011.

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