"Being unpopular is never easy; but being unpopular in a good cause is a shield against despair."

-- Roger Scruton

#Despair Quotes #Shields Quotes #Causes Quotes

“If you want to improve your life and the lives of those around you, you must take action.”
“Basically it's the idea of celebrities being in the spotlight and just because you think that they should be perfect, that they're still human and they still have flaws just like everyone else. So that was the real meaning behind "Dollhouse", at least how it related to me because it's something I was annoyed with at the time.”
“The world turns softly Not to spill its lakes and rivers, The water is held in its arms And the sky is held in the water. What is water, That pours silver, And can hold the sky?”

Source : Hilda Conkling (1929). “Poems by a Little Girl”, p.14, Library of Alexandria
“Attention is the key to transformation- and full attention also implies acceptance.”
“I was told I would be back in 90 days. If I listened to people, I would be back where I came from - the penitentiary.”
“I want to go down in history.”
“Sometimes you need a little courage too just to buck popular opinion.”
“Micropayments are great if you use them for a product or service with certain properties. It must be one where you can get away with usage-based pricing, and where there is a strong rationale for making it cheap, yet not free.”

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