"What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind."

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Source : Wendell Phillips (1864). “Speeches, Lectures, and Letters”, p.40

Wendell Phillips

#War Quotes #Book Quotes #Reading Quotes

“Twelve to 15 years of acting school, and I am being a bird.”
“If the entire divinity and domain of God sits in the heart of a person, and his longing becomes timeless, then man can develop the capacity to love.”
“It seems to me that you won't have had a proper series of adventures, unless you've gone through thick and thin.”

Source : Avi (2008). “The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant)”, p.63, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“At the end of the week, it's nice to just hang out in a pair of jeans and let my hair down. I need a break from all that fashion!”
“I love the idea of going to work and having to fight and learn a new skill set, whether it's muay Thai or Kali or Filipino stick fighting. To me, it's like college for life.”

Source : "‘Bourne Legacy’ star Jeremy Renner on ‘Avengers’ action and more". Interview with Noelene Clark, herocomplex.latimes.com. August 6, 2012.
“Ive never been that cute kid that was forgiven for being naughty.”
“I was raised Jewish, my wife was raised Catholic. Though we respect each other's heritage, and while many of our friends are deeply religious, we have chosen to focus on our similarities, not our differences. We teach our children compassion, charity, honesty and the benefits of hard work.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“War provides an outlet for every evil element in man's nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty and places in positions of power the vulgar and base.”

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