"I would prefer to remain in prison for another 20 years than bargain my beliefs for freedom."

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Source : "Geagea Vows Not to Compromise His Principles" by Leila Hatoum, www.dailystar.com.lb. November 30, 2004.

Samir Geagea

#Years Quotes #Belief Quotes #Prison Quotes

“It took me a really long time to decide who I want my circle to be and who I want to surround myself with. Once you make that choice, that is where I feel like I have built my strength. This is my life choice. These are the people that make me feel good about me, and that I love and adore and will do anything for.”
“I have come to realize that destiny can hurt a person as much as it can bless them, and I find myself wondering why--out of all the people in all the world I could ever have loved--I had to fall in love with someone who was taken away from me.”
“It is a great pleasure to be performing with a big band. Those people took part in a group that played the music from the Kino Kultura album i.e. the soundtrack music I've been doing. It is difficult to organise them all and to have those people for a certain date since they all have their own obligations and arrangements. It is a great privilege to gather all those musicians at one place, especially these that I work with, since they perform regularly abroad, at weddings or are working somewhere else.”
“I figured I could do 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World,' because I believe it's the truth.”
“So when the world knocks at your front door, clutch the knob and open on up, running forward into its widespread greeting arms with your hands before you, fingertips trembling though they may be.”
“I dont see a lot of movies that portray the East Village as well as I think they can.”
“The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside by a generous hand. But- and this is the point- who gets excited by a mere penny? But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted in pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days.”
“I do not want to give my power, my self-esteem, or my autonomy, to any person, place, or thing outside myself. [...] The only thing that matters is how I feel about myself, my personal integrity, and my relationship with my Creator.”

Source : "Ashley Judd Slaps Media in the Face for Speculation Over Her ‘Puffy’ Appearance" by Ashley Judd, www.thedailybeast.com. April 9, 2012.

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