"The power to define the situation is the ultimate power."

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Source : Jerry Rubin (2014). “Growing (Up) at 37”, p.104, Rowman & Littlefield

Jerry Rubin

#Situation Quotes #Ultimate Quotes

“I think two people with strong points of view can appreciate each other even more.”
“The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations.”
“As the interest of man, so his God; as his God, so he.”
“Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now, they will pay higher taxes to pay other people's tuition for the rest of their lives, most of them ended up agreeing with me.”
“I find the niqab symbol profoundly offensive. I believe it reflects a misogynistic culture that - a treatment of women as property rather than people, which is anchored in Medieval tribal customs as opposed to any religious obligation, but I do not seek to regulate people wearing this objectionable symbol if they choose to do so.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them; Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road.”
“The exhausting effort to control time by altering the effects of age doesn't bring happiness”
“I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note chords, the top four strings of the guitar.”

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