"You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself. That values itself. That understands itself."

-- Wangari Maathai

#Mind Quotes #Values Quotes

“I see the reports of Anson Hunter's death have been greatly exaggerated... and I trust so are his war stories.”
“I was darkly convinced that at age 52 I would kill myself because my mother committed suicide at that age. I was fantasizing that she was waiting for me on the other side of the grave.”
“We want to live and love and build a just and peaceful society.”
“There can be no question about whether we should or should not transform our society in the direction of sustainability.”

Source : Alan AtKisson (2012). “Believing Cassandra: How to be an Optimist in a Pessimist's World”, p.197, Routledge
“When the hounds of Spring are on winter's traces, The mother of months in meadow or plain Fills the shadows and windy places With lisp of leaves and ripple of rain.”
“Sometimes you need a little courage too just to buck popular opinion.”
“I am not afraid of beauty, unlike most artists today. The pollen, the milk, the beeswax, they have a beauty that is incredible, that is beyond the imagination, something which you cannot believe is a reality-and it is the most real. I could not make it myself, I could not create it myself, but I can participate in it. Trying to create it yourself is only a tragedy, participating in it is a big chance.”
“I feel like science fiction is so much more mainstream now than it has been. And I feel like thats because technology has caught up with us.”

Source : "Exclusive Interview: Alaina Huffman Talks Smallville, Stargate Universe, and Agent Mom". Interview with Alex Zalben, www.mtv.com. January 27, 2011.

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