"The less said about me the better."

-- William Carey

“Mordovian prisoners are afraid of their own shadows. They are completely terrified.”

Source : "Pussy Riot's Nadezhda Tolokonnikova: Why I have gone on hunger strike" by Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2013.
“If you can't beat them. Join them”
“Do not confuse notoriety and fame with greatness. . . . For you see, greatness is a measure of one's spirit, not a result of one's rank in human affairs.”
“Look at the 18th century. There was a lot more freedom going on.”
“I haven't traditionally been a family entertainer.”
“Other nations of different habits are not enemies: they are godsends. Men require of their neighbours something sufficiently akin to be understood, something sufficiently different to provoke attention, and something great enough to command admiration. We must not expect, however, all the virtues.”
“All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.”

Source : Leonardo da Vinci (2008). “Notebooks”, p.6, OUP Oxford
“He (Marilyn Manson) has a woman's name and wears makeup. How original.”

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