"You know, as I've grown older, my ideas about sin have changed. I used to believe that sins were things you did, but I don't think that now. I think sins are what you ignore."

-- Adam Ross

#Believe Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Not only is history written by the winners, it is also made by them.”
“I do not know why God does some things, but I am convinced that nothing is accidental in his universe.”
“I've had moments when I've thought about somebody, picked up the phone to call them and they are on the line already, and I think that maybe there's some vibration, some connection.”
“Just stand up for your principals and be loyal to your friends and family.”
“Can't spell, can't spot fake Shakespeare, can't tell one wacky foreigner from another: it's increasingly obvious that Barbra is some deep sleeper planted by the Republicans to discredit the very concept of activist celebrities. Poor old Democrats, in thrall to her fundraising: people who need Barbra are the unluckiest people in the world.”
“Parenthood, like death, is an event for which it is nearly impossible to be prepared. It brings you into a new relationship with the fact of your own existence, a relationship in which one may be rendered helpless.”
“Any belief system that is based on fear, encourages weakness, sanctions intolerance threatens vengeance, promotes passivity and requires you to relinquish your personal power is doing you a disservice.”
“I'd really rather put songs on people's lips than in their ears.”

Source : "Pure Pete Seeger". Interview with Bill Moyers, billmoyers.com. May 20, 1994.

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