"If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let us fall by the axe and not by the butcher's cleaver."

-- Lord Byron

#Fall Quotes #Tyrants Quotes #Gentleman Quotes

“Do they deserve to die?" but "Do we deserve to kill them?”

Source : Twitter post from Aug 10, 2017
“In the end there is nothing to be done but to state clearly what has been done, without shame or regret, and say: Here I am, and this is what I am. Now deal with me as you see fit. That is your right. Mine is to stand by the act, and pay the price. You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple.”

Source : Ellis Peters (2016). “Brother Cadfael: The Complete Chronicles”, p.3605, Head of Zeus Ltd
“Though I bequeath you no estate, I leave you in the enjoyment of liberty.”

Source : "An Old Philadelphian: Colonel William Bradford". Book by John W. Wallace, 1884.
“I belong to a bowling team with black and Latino coworkers. And when we get together and we talk about politics - I'm almost quoting him - he said, we don't talk about Black Lives Matters. We talk about what matters to our families. We talk about jobs, and we talk about the fate of the country. That is America, and you can reach those people.”
“The more you behave like you have the right to exist in the world without interference, the less others will question it. The power of a fait accompli is astonishing. The more people see fat bodies moving and being physical and doing whatever makes them happy in the world, without apology and without shame, the more they get used to seeing that and thinking of it as normal.”

Source : Hanne Blank (2012). “The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts”, p.48, Ten Speed Press
“There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.”

Source : Albert Camus (2012). “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.123, Vintage
“The only real security in life lies in relishing life's insecurity.”
“What I'm trying to do is immerse myself.”

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