"To this generation I would say: Memorize some bit of verse of truth or beauty."

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Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2007). “Spoon River Anthology: Literary Touchstone Classic”, p.66, Prestwick House Inc

Edgar Lee Masters

#This Generation Quotes #Generations Quotes #Verses Quotes

“Make sure you have the courage to stay true to your convictions and not let the market affect your emotions.”
“If we were bees, ants, or Lacedaemonian| warriors, to whom personal fear does not exist and cowardice is the most shameful thing in the world, warring would go on forever. But luckily we are only men â€” and cowards.”

Source : Erwin Schrodinger (2012). “What is Life?: With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches”, p.102, Cambridge University Press
“I collect firearms, and I've got a Winchester, an Indian rifle. It has tacks for every warrior that was shot, like notches on a pistol, and it's got feathers and beads hanging off it. It's like a work of art.”
“And is not the lute that soothes your spirit the very wood that was hollowed with knives?”
“Look at an avalanche, and see that we are at our most powerful when we let go. Look at a flower, and see that we are at our most beautiful when we open up.”
“If Voting Changed Anything They'd Abolish It”

Source : Ken Livingstone (2011). “You Can't Say That: Memoirs”, p.49, Faber & Faber
“If we don't pay attention to [nonviolent protests], they are invisible, and it's as if they never happened. But I have seen first hand that if we do, they will multiply.”
“I'm fascinated by diamonds. When I put diamonds on, my hands start to shake.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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