"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose."

-- Frederick Douglass

#Freedom Quotes #Tyrants Quotes #Endurance Quotes

“New Orleans is the only city in the world you go in to buy a pair of nylon stockings they want to know your head size.”
“I say this as the president of the country which has suffered more deaths, more blood and more sacrifices in this war”

Source : "Guatemalan President Praises Colorado and Washington for Marijuana Legalization at UN Speech" By Daniel Robelo, www.huffingtonpost.com.
“[F]irst of all, be what you are.”
“Being critical of art is a way of showing art respect.”

Source : "Roberta Smith & Jerry Saltz". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 9, 2013.
“The forests are the flag's of Nature. They appeal to all and awaken inspiring universal feelings. Enter the forest and the boundaries of nations are forgotten. It may be that sometime an immortal pine will be the flag of a united and peaceful world.”
“I always had that desire to become a great athlete.”
“I wanted my life to start - but in those rare moments when it seemed like something might actually change, panic shot through me.”

Source : Curtis Sittenfeld (2013). “Prep and American Wife: Two Bestselling Novels”, p.237, Random House
“Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.”

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