"Cultural stupidity accounts for virtually every aspect of Sarah Palin, both as a person and a political icon. Which, come to think of it, may be a pretty good reason not to misunderstimate her."

-- Joe Bageant

#Thinking Quotes #Icons Quotes #Stupidity Quotes

“I was in China this year and I spent three weeks there with no luggage, in a really not very nice place and without anything except my passport and my wallet. You're a long way from home and you've got no phone and you can't get in touch with anybody.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“There is a great difference, then, between "power" and "authority." Power refers to one's ability to coerce others (through physical, economic, or other means) to do one's bidding. One can possess the means of power: physical strength, armaments, and money. But authority must be performed. Authority refers to one's ability to gain the trust and willing obedience of others. While power rests on intimidation, authority survives through inspiration.”

Source : Joshua Meyrowitz (1986). “No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Social Behavior”, p.75, Oxford University Press
“I have never developed indigestion from eating my words.”
“Well, the manhunt continues for that elusive evil mastermind, but I'm telling you Enron CEO Kenneth Lay remains at large.”
“Life without Christ is not life. That's the way it is...If you don't see Christ in everything you do, you are without Christ.”
“The first and indispensable requisite of happiness is a clear conscience.”
“Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or who says it.”
“Courage you have, and the knowledge that we are all pilgrims together, wending through unknown country, home.”

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