"Cognitive liberty begins at home, behind your eyes and between your ears. The first act of liberation is to step forward, and be counted as one of us."

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Source : "Tales of Un-DARE-ing Do". Speech at Students for a Sensible Drug Policy/Marijuana Policy Project Joint Conference, hyperreal.org. November 09, 2002.

Mark Pesce

#Home Quotes #Eye Quotes #Liberty Quotes

“First and foremost, I've realized that I've been snowboarding for many years, and the biggest high that I get is when I really cut myself off from society, to really know the mountain. The high that I get from hiking up these mountains is a much bigger challenge than taking a helicopter to the top. I have to put more into it, but I get a lot more excitement out of it.”
“I never wanted to be a pundit.”
“Your wrinkles either show that you're nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you're always smiling.”
“A woman's greatest charm consists in a constant appeal to a man's generosity by a gracious declaration of helplessness which fills him with pride and awakens the most magnificent feelings in his heart.”
“The poor should live by alms.”
“The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world”
“There is a false love that will make you something you are not.”
“Sohn means "son" in German. I loved the idea of the word, because it's short and it was also important for me to have an "o" sound in my name. I like the idea of being the son of yourself - a bit of a rebirth, in a way. Also, I love the fact that it's such a blank word.”

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