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“The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future.”
Source : Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Jeremiah E. Goulka (2004). “The grand old man of Maine: selected letters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1865-1914”, The University of North Carolina Press
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“Grown up, and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another.”
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“I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men-white male corporate society. So why wouldnt a woman want to rebel against that?”
Source : "Kim Gordon Sounds Off" by Lizzy Goodman, www.elle.com. April 22, 2013.
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“I represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic party.”
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“"He Stopped Loving Her Today" a fascinating book about the making of a record. Really, to be honest, it has some of the best George Jones anecdotes I've ever read, like cocaine psychosis causing this personality called "the Duck."”
Source : "Indie author Scott McClanahan considers art and anecdote through 5 of his favorite books". Interview with Phil McCausland, www.avclub.com. July 20, 2016.
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“Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.”
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“I had this idea that I wanted to do this mixture of visions of African American women and visions of African American men. And call it 'The Men' and call it 'The Women' and show different faces of these two people.”
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“Healing through the mind can work harmoniously with medicine.”