"Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“Once slavery in America was not seen as radical. It became, instead, a revolutionary idea that slaves should be freed. When we have lived under a pernicious power long enough, no matter how oppressive, we grow so accustomed to the yoke that its removal seems frightening, even wrong.”
“To act without rapacity, to use knowledge with wisdom, to respect interdependence, to operate without hubris and greed are not simply moral imperatives. They are an accurate scientific description of the means of survival.”
“I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.”
“...cast from your heart the bitterness...”
“It's experiences in life that give us something to write about, and since good fiction is applied tension, you'll have an arsenal of good material if life hasn't been peachy (and not a whole lot if it has).”
“I can play, and I know it; I'm not looking for any pats on the back. I don't have to be endorsed by anybody. I make enough to live and eat, and I'm happy with my music-and that's all I need.”
“I have to introduce the part of me that feels like a winner to the part of me convinced Iâ€™m a loser, and see if they canâ€™t agree to exist somewhere closer to the middle.”

Source : Lauren Graham (2013). “Someday, Someday, Maybe: A Novel”, p.177, Ballantine Books
“I feel like I've kind of gotten to a peaceful place in my heart.”

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