"The genius of American culture and its integrity comes from fidelity to the light. Plain as day, we say. Happy as the day is long. Early to bed, early to rise. American virtues are daylight virtues: honesty, integrity, plain speech. We say yes when we mean yes and no when we mean no, and all else comes from the evil one. America presumes innocence and even the right to happiness."

-- Richard Rodriguez

#Honesty Quotes #Integrity Quotes #Mean Quotes

“I'm not a planner. I should be more articulate about what the imagery means, but I don't have a good reason for it; it's just there.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Who are our enemies? Who are our friends? This is a question of the first importance for the revolution.”
“I think at times I read too much of my own press. I wish I was better at taking in how great my life is, but that's surprisingly elusive. I tend to be very hard on myself and insecure about failing no matter what happens.”
“But I give best when I give from that deeper place; when I give simply, freely and generously, and sometimes for no particular reason. I give best when I give from my heart.”
“Not doing anything can be worse than doing the wrong thing.”
“Only as the written text began to speak would the voices of the forest, and of the river, begin to fade. And only then would language loosen its ancient association with the invisible breath, the spirit sever itself from the wind, the psyche dissociate itself from the environing air.”

Source : David Abram (1996). “The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-than-human World”, Pantheon
“I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual.”
“There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in television, most local stations had a midday show for housewives that had a series of things. It was like a variety show for midday.”

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