"Almost all education has a political motive."

-- Bertrand Russell

#Political Quotes #Motive Quotes

“Cops and robbers resemble each other, so there's not a lot to learn in terms of learning the logistics of committing the crime or investigating the crime.”

Source : Interview with Eric Goldman, www.ign.com. March 24, 2006.
“Remember the high board at the swimming pool? After days of looking up at it you finally climbed the wet steps to the platform. From there, it was higher than ever. There were only two ways down: the steps to defeat of the dive to victory. You stood on the edge, shivering in the hot sun, deathly afraid. At last you leaned too far forward, it was too late for retreat, and you dived. The high board was conquered, and you spent the rest of the day diving. Climbing a thousand high boards, we demolish fear, and turn into human beings.”
“I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you've done.”
“So much to relish and remember.”
“Don't write the book you think publishers want to commission. Plenty of other writers will be doing the same thing.”
“When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on the language of the first.”
“I first came out against Castro in June 1968, fifteen months after my book had been published, and you cannot imagine how quickly a void was created around me”
“An essential part of a happy, healthy life is being of service to others.”

Source : Sue Patton Thoele (2016). “The Courage to Be Yourself: A Woman's Guide to Emotional Strength and Self-Esteem”, p.132, Conari Press

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