"I find that many people have a hard time, at first, in painting a compelling image of an achievable future; to envision their legacy, that is. Often this is because they're afraid to commit for fear of failure."

-- Stewart D. Friedman

#Hard Times Quotes #People Quotes #Legacy Quotes

“I am aware of the usefulness of science to society and of the benefits society derives from it.”
“I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.”
“Who lives as a citizen, may write as a philosopher - but write as a philosopher, it is to teach materialism!”
“Grover Cleveland declined to participate in character attacks on Blaine . When presented with papers which purported to be extremely damaging to Blaine, he grabbed them, tore them up, flung the shreds into the fire, and decreed, "The other side can have a monopoly of all the dirt in this campaign.”
“It is human nature to instinctively rebel at obscurity or ordinariness.”
“It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realise that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality. The first step therefore is to make the black man come to himself; to pump back life into his empty shell; to infuse him with pride and dignity, to remind him of his complicity in the crime of allowing himself to be misused and therefore letting evil reign supreme in the country of his birth.”
“The visual arts must communicate to the human spirit, forcing individuals to reflect on themselves and their existence beyond their own self-interest.”
“It is very iniquitous to make me pay my debts - you have no idea of the pain it gives one.”

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