"Any honest examination of the national life proves how far we are from the standard of human freedom with which we began. The recovery of this standard demands of everyone who loves this country a hard look at himself, for the greatest achievements must begin somewhere, and they always begin with the person."

-- James A. Baldwin

#Country Quotes #Recovery Quotes #Justice Quotes

“I'm lucky to find a person to share my life, and the best friend I'll ever have.”
“The other one he loved like a slave, like a madman and like a beggar. Why? Ask the dust on the road and the falling leaves, ask the mysterious God of life; for no one knows such things. She gave him nothing, no nothing did she give him and yet he thanked her. She said: Give me your peace and your reason! And he was only sorry she did not ask for his life.”
“we expect definitions to tell us not only what is, but what to do about it; to show us how the world fits together and how its different parts connect and work. ... A label is the first step toward action.”
“I think Diary of a Wimpy kidis sooooo good!!!!!!!”
“There was a time when television was sort of frowned upon among people who wanted to be serious artists. John Travolta kind of exploded that. He was one of the actors who made that go away.”

Source : "Sledge Hammer! star David Rasche on the fun of puncturing American gun culture". Interview with John Teti, tv.avclub.com. January 16, 2016.
“I'm a producer, writer, director. I'm putting everything together very fast, and I'm strong and focused on making the next film as fast as possible. From one film to the other, I'm getting better. I'm learning - that's my style.”
“Maids must be wives and mothers to fulfill the entire and holiest end of woman's being.”
“one hundred percent of the bishops who oppose the repeal of anti-abortion laws are men and one hundred percent of the people who have abortions are women.”

Source : Mary Daly (1973). “Beyond God the Father: toward a philosophy of women's liberation”, Beacon Press (MA)

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