"The strongest streak in the American character is a fierce pragmatism that mistrust blind ideology of every stripe and insists on finding what really works."

-- Eric Liu

#Character Quotes #Stripes Quotes #Fierce Quotes

“I got the sense that he was the kind of person who couldn't hold anger for more than a few minutes, because it just wasn't in him. It could never grow into resentment or bitterness, and I knew then that he was the kind of man who would be married forever. And I decided then and there that I should be the one to marry him.”
“Let’s take this figure of the feminist killjoy seriously. Does the feminist kill other people’s joy by pointing out moments of sexism? Or does she expose the bad feelings that get hidden, displaced, or negated under public signs of joy? Does bad feeling enter the room when somebody expresses anger about things, or could anger be the moment when the bad feelings that circulate through objects get brought to the surface in a certain way?”

Source : Sara Ahmed (2010). “The Promise of Happiness”, p.65, Duke University Press
“There are some scary statistics out there: one in five kids aged 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation or approach via the Internet.”
“Look at your life. Look at the ways in which you define who you are and what youâ€™re capable ofÂ achieving. Look at your goals. Look at the pressures applied by the people around you and the culture in which you were raised. Look again. And again. Keep looking until you realize, within your own experience, that youâ€™re so much more than who you believe you are. Keep looking until you discover the wondrous heart, the marvelous mind, that is the very basis of your being.”
“Corney & Barrow are proud to have the royal warrant, meaning that they provide the Palace with some of the greatest - and necessarily most expensive - wines from around the world. I am pleased to say that they also hold my own warrant, for providing exceptional wines at - surprisingly - modest prices.”
“She had not wanted him to but had let him have his way because ever since she was a child she had generally yielded before anyone with strong willpower, especially if it was a man, not because she was naturally submissive, but because strong male willpower gave her a feeling of safety and trust, together with acceptance and a desire to give in.”
“If I don't survive," I say, "tell Tobias I didn't want to leave him.”
“A desire for privacy does not imply shameful secrets; Moglen argues, again and again, that without anonymity in discourse, free speech is impossible, and hence also democracy. The right to speak the truth to power does not shield the speaker from the consequences of doing so; only comparable power or anonymity can do that.”

Source : Nick Harkaway (2012). “The Blind Giant: Being Human in a Digital World”, p.145, Vintage

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