"Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom."

-- Tom Bissell

#Hands Quotes #Opinion Quotes #Reader Quotes

“The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to two thousand, or two million, without thinking twice. The same person who finds it difficult to introduce himself to strangers might establish a presence online and then extend these relationships into the real world.”

Source : Susan Cain (2012). “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking”, p.63, Broadway Books
“The Bush administration works closely with a network of rapid response digital brownshirts who work to pressure reporters and their editors for 'undermining support for our troops.'”
“In the world there is no democracy better than our democracy. Such a thing has never before been seen.”

Source : Attributed in "The Tyrants: 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption" by Clive Foss, London: Quercus Publishing, (p. 195), 2006.
“Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love.”

Source : Jennifer Lindsey, Jane Goodall (1999). “Jane Goodall: 40 years at Gombe : a tribute to four decades of wildlife research, education, and conservation”, Stewart, Tabori and Chang
“Yeah, I have been because, generally speaking, to we Biblical literalists, the media is very hostile.”
“Are we Darwinists - where we live and let live? Or are we nurturing as a society? There has to be a standard of living that we decide to support.”
“Every friendship with God and every love between Him and a soul is the only one of its kind.”
“I represent nine sovereign Sioux tribes. In South Dakota, some of the tribes are in the most remote, rural areas of the country. They lack essential infrastructure. Some communities don't even have clean drinking water.”

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