"Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage -- however often we are hurt as a result of it."

-- Erica Jong

#Hurt Quotes #Believe Quotes #People Quotes

“How do I do it? I don't know how I wouldn't do it-that's the thing.”
“Sometimes they threaten you with something - something you can't stand up to, can't even think about. And then you say, Don't do it to me, do it to somebody else, do it to So-and-so. And perhaps you might pretend, afterwards, that it was only a trick and that you just said it to make them stop and didn't mean it. But that isn't true. At the time when it happens you do mean it. You think there's no other way of saving yourself, and you're quite ready to save yourself that way. You WANT it to happen to the other person. You don't give a damn what they suffer. All you care is yourself.”
“The republic stands for truth and honour. For all that is noblest in our race. By truth and honour, principle and sacrifice alone will Ireland be free.”
“A man can choose his enemies but not his supporters.”

Source : Ethel Vance, Grace Zaring Stone (1942). “Reprisal”
“Poetry makes nothing happen.”
“To preach more than half an hour, a man should be an angel himself or have angels for hearers.”
“I reserve the right to tell shaggy dog stories or even common jokes as part of what I'm doing. I don't give a damn if half the audience walks out.”
“I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.”

Source : "Only Kids Can Fix This Economy" by J.B. Pritzker, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2010.

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