"I was a radical, a revolutionist. I am still a revolutionistâ€¦I am glad I was in the Stonewall riot. I remember when someone threw a Molotov cocktail, I thought, â€œMy god, the revolution is here. The revolution is finally here!"

-- Sylvia Rivera

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“Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.”
“I think I'm a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it's authority that I respect.”
“If there are ripples on the surface of a lake, we cannot see the depth. Similarly unless the mind is restful, we cannot experience the harmony and union within us.”
“Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is anti-nomianism. Granted, I don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's continue in sin that grace may abound'. That's the worse form of antinomianism. But strictly speaking, antinomianism simply means no-law, and some Christians have very little place for the law in their pursuit of holiness.”
“I try my best to stay healthy, but I have the appetite of a nine-year-old boy, so I just pay for it in workouts.”

Source : "Chasing Life Actress Italia Ricci: Uncertainty and Sticking It Out". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“As I understand it, I am being paid only for my work in arranging the words; my property is that arrangement. The thoughts in this book, on the contrary, are not mine. They came freely to me, and I give them freely away. I have no "intellectual property," and I think that all claimants to such property are theives.”
“I'm not like normal people. I'm no good at relationships. I draw drama to me - it's the Jew in me.”

Source : "I've never been in love". Interview with Caroline Sullivan, www.theguardian.com. May 13, 2009.
“Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”

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