"I am determined to defend my rights and maintain my freedom or sell my life in the attempt."

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Source : Nathanael Greene, Richard K. Showman, Rhode Island Historical Society (2005). “The papers of General Nathanael Greene”

Nathanael Greene

#Rights Quotes #Determined Quotes #I Am Determined Quotes

“If we reconstructed human spirituality painstakingly, we would end up with a mangnificent tree whose branches go in so many directions, yet all trying to touch the heavens.”
“I learned to play piano on my own and my parents thought "Oh it would be a good thing for you take piano lessons. That's the way you really need to learn to play the piano."”
“It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution.”

Source : "Interview with Jan Egeland, UN USG for Humanitarian Affairs". Interview with Jan Egeland, www.irinnews.org. December 9, 2004.
“(Canada) - the most parochial nationette on earth ... I have been living in this sanctimonious icebox ... painting portraits of the opulent Methodists of Toronto. Methodism and money in this city have produced a sort of hell of dullness.”
“I realized I was on a something island. 'How did I get here,' I wondered, surrounded by Nothing, "and how can I get back?”
“Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you are and what the material calls for. It cannot be superimposed.”
“I drink mate every day during training camp, and just in general. It's packed full of vitamins and nutrients and a lot of B vitamins that you would normally get from meat. The caffeine in there affects me less and it's more like a stimulant. I can drink more of it and it's hydrating as well. It's one of my favorite drinks, especially on a cold morning.”
“God answers all true prayer, either in kind or in kindness.”

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