"There is nothing in all the world greater than freedom. It is worth paying for; it is worth going to jail for. I would rather be a free pauper than a rich slave. I would rather die in abject poverty with my convictions than live in inordinate riches with the lack of self respect."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

#Self Quotes #Jail Quotes #World Quotes

“People are so complex that you can't possibly know anybody in 90 minutes.”
“Well my taste wasn't very good when I first started out. But later, when I began to appreciate the art of acting, I would say the actress I most admire is Vanessa Redgrave.”

Source : "Ellen Burstyn - part two". Guardian interview, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2000.
“Open your eyes, train your ears, use your head. If a mind you have, then use it while you can.”
“I don't get to the global issues or anything like that. I am just trying to be silly.”
“I'm first and foremost a biological explorer. I've looked all over the world for answers. Secondly, I'm an ecological designer, and by that I mean I attempt to work with constellations of nature to create technological forms. So I'm part engineer, part ecologist, part inventor, really.”

Source : Source: edition.cnn.com
“I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat.”
“But no matter how big the effort to push a propaganda line might be, climate change is bigger. This, undoubtedly and regrettably, is the biggest immediate long-term environmental challenge we face. A failure to concretely come to some policy outcome on climate change has not only a negative environmental impact but also social and economic consequences for us.”
“America seems to be at once the most religious and the most secular of all nations.”

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