"True independence is not a gift to be received. It can't be a hand-out to people. It must be an achievement by the people."

-- Y. C. James Yen

#Hands Quotes #People Quotes #Achievement Quotes

“Catholicism has the clerical equivalent to a nut allergy - even a small exposure to change, and the whole thing will go into anaphylactic shock.”
“I've been playing baseball since I was four. I've got baseball in my blood. I love baseball.”
“The Friend asks no return but that his Friend will religiously accept and wear and not disgrace his apotheosis of him. They cherish each other's hopes. They are kind to each other's dreams.”
“We are injured and hurt emotionally, Not so much by other people or what they say and don't say, But by our own attitude and our own response.”
“California is always in my mind.”
“Throughout the lead-up to the war, CNN worked hard to air all sides of the story. We had a regular segment called Voices of Dissent in which we spent time covering antiwar protests and interviewing those who were opposed to the war with Iraq.”
“By reflecting a little on this subject I am almost convinced that those numberless small Circuses we see on the moon are the works of the Lunarians and may be called their Towns.”
“The photographic industry was the refuge of all the painters who couldn't make it, either because they had no talent or because they were too lazy to finish their studies. Hence this universal infatuation was not only characterized by blindness and stupidity, but also by vindictiveness.”

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