"When you're part of the opposition you want to stay. It's part of your identity. You're useless if you leave. You feel like you have failed."

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Source : "Masha Gessen: Propaganda On Russia's Own Shrinking Public Acceptance Space To Talk Of Reality". Interview with Meara Sharma, www.guernicamag.com. February 3, 2014.

Masha Gessen

#Identity Quotes #Useless Quotes #Want Quotes

“Labor, therefore, is a duty from which no man living is exempt, without forfeiting his right to his daily bread.”
“NEEMO missions are a challenging and exciting aspect of astronaut training. The research we conduct during those missions allows us to test new technologies and exploration concepts in conditions similar to the ones we'll experience in space. They are a great opportunity to help me expand my knowledge and develop new tools for future space exploration.”
“I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. But there are so many Christian people I know who are gay and love their religion.”
“I would have loved to have played for Joe Gibbs. Look at his record of winning three Super Bowls.”
“My trouble was I had a mind but I couldn't make it up!”
“This country needs to take a deep breath. We are a strong, resilient nation. And the idea that the Russians hacked our election needs to be investigated. There is very little evidence at that moment except for the DNC servers.”

Source : Source: abcnews.go.com
“Most of the strength and the leadership skills and the decisiveness, the resoluteness that I think America was craving from Donald Trump, from a leader, is the same in public as it is in private.”
“The wise people are in New York because the foolish went there first, that's the way the wise men make a living.”

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