"The most persistent threat to freedom, to the rights of Americans, is fear."

-- George Meany

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“The fact that the price of gasoline has declined some in recent weeks must not allow Americans to be lulled into a false sense of security. Energy independence must rank along with border security as the top priorities of the United States.”
“Every day, I like to make hats that make people dream.”
“Time passes faster and faster, but with every project I always want to find the next challenge and the next challenge is just as exciting as the previous one.”
“So that's the biggest lessonsI've learned it is your dream, you do not need a business loan, you do not need the support of others, you need to do what you need to do and when you become, what do I want to call the word, like legitimate, when people see that you are real, then people will support you, but you can't ask them to take a risk on you.”
“So many people say, â€˜You know, your taxes arenâ€™t taken by force,â€™ and thatâ€™s foolish. If you donâ€™t pay your taxes and you donâ€™t answer the warrant and you donâ€™t go to court, eventually someone will pull a gun. Eventually someone with a gun will show up.”
“Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.”
“The common root, of course, comes out of Africa. That's the pulse.The African pulse. It's all the way back from . . . the old slave chants and up through the blues, the jazz, and up through rock. And it's all got the African pulse.”
“Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That's the best way to learn.”

Source : "Go forth (Vol.10)". Interview with Nicolle Elizabeth, logger.believermag.com. June 5, 2013.

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