"There is nothing to which men cling more tenaciously than the privileges of class."

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Source : Leonard Woolf (1939). “Barbarians Within and Without”

Leonard Woolf

#Men Quotes #Class Quotes #Politics Quotes

“One of the first signs that youâ€™re beginning to develop boundaries is a sense of resentment, frustration, or anger at the subtle and not-so-subtle violations in your life. Just as radar signals the approach of a foreign missile, your anger can alert you to boundary violations in your life.”
“Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the other end. If you lift up the whole log, both sides come up at once. Which is concentration and which is insight? Just this mind.”
“If you went crazy, would you know it?”
“The withdrawal that Congress is debating now will only effect whether we leave somewhat gracefully or in complete panic and humiliation. Sistani has already made the decision. The Sunnis will not be coming back into the Iraqi government. The die is cast. The civil war will continue. George W. Bush will leave office a complete embarrassment. And he still won't know what happened to him.”

Source : "The Straw That Broke Iraq’s Back" by Cenk Uygur, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 3, 2007.
“Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.”

Source : "Women on War : Essential Voices for the Nuclear Age" by Daniela Gioseffi, (p. 103), 1988.
“Arterial-plaque specials that save minutes now can cost years, later on.”
“Adaptability is the simple secret of survival.”

Source : Jessica Hagedorn (2013). “Dogeaters: A Novel”, p.13, Open Road Media
“I just never doubted myself. I always knew I was going to do something.”

Source : "Guns N' Roses DJ Ashba: On Overcoming Obstacles with a Guitar". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. January 27, 2015.

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