"As a poodle may have his hair cut long or his hair cut short, as he may be trimmed with pink ribbons or with blue ribbons, yet he remains the same old poodle, so capitalism may be trimmed with factory laws, tenement laws, divorce laws and gambling laws, but it remains the same old capitalism. These "humanitarian parts" are only trimming the poodle. Socialism, one and inseparable with its "antirent and anticapital parts," means to get rid of the poodle."

Source : "Trimming the Poodle". "The Daily People" Newspaper, November 2, 1908.

Daniel De Leon

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“To the makying of bookes of gardenyng there is noe ende.”
“Those of us who consider ourselves to be somehow involved in the birthing of a new age, should discover Gaia as well. The idea of Gaia may facilitate the task of converting destructive human activities to constructive and cooperative behavior. It is an idea which deeply startles us, and in the process, may help us as a species to make the necessary jump to planetary awareness.”
“I was at the front for thirteen months, and by the end of that time the sharpest perceptions had become dulled, the greatest words mean.”

Source : Ernst Toller (1934). “I was a German: the autobiography of Ernst Toller”
“There are two specific objections to use of psychedelic drugs.First,use of these drugs may be dangerous.Howev er,every worth-while exploration is dangerous-climb ing mountains,testi ng aircraft,rocket ing into outer space,or collecting botanical specimens in jungles.But if you value knowledge & the actual delight of exploration more than mere duration of uneventful life,you are willing to take the risks.”
“I make all my own decisions and I take full responsibility.”
“I don't have a lot of respect for talent. Talent is genetic. It's what you do with it that counts.”

Source : Martin Ritt, Gabriel Miller (2003). “Martin Ritt: Interviews”, p.204, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“I think self-destructiveness is given a really bad rap. I think it can also mean self-reflection and poetic sensiblity. It can mean empathy, hedonism, a libertarianism.”
“I've got my girl records that are real feel-good and could be a radio crossover. But it's not me going in that direction, and being like, "We need this huge pop crossover record where we need this girl on the hook."”

Source : "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

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