"What are you waiting for in order to give up?"

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Emile M. Cioran

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“So long as it fated, fate didn't care what it fated.”
“I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.”
“I recognize that memory is far from infallible though. If I feel like I can't accurately describe something, I just leave it out. I also do things like write "he talked about ..." instead of writing direct quotes. But generally I feel like since my stories are very obviously meant to be my perception of an event rather than the objective truth this gives me a lot of leeway.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Dissent is the mark of freedom, as originality is the mark of independence of mind. â€¦ No one can be a scientist â€¦ if he does not have independence of observation and of thought.”

Source : "Science and Human Values". Book by Jacob Bronowski, 1956.
“I'll just do a round around of the house and make sure the rest of the family are fast asleep. We don't want that sharp-nosed aunt of yours catching us when we find the diamonds." "What diamonds?" "Think positive for once...Which would you rather, diamonds or the remains of a murdered maidservant? It's all a question of attitude.”
“I believe that reforms will not really take hold if they do not gradually come into the culture of the people.”
“Though women may appear equal in some ways, and though we definitely have accomplished a lot, the fact is one in one women will still experience sexual violence at some point in their lives; a mere 17 percent of the U.S. Senate is female; women still only make 77 cents for every man's dollar - and that's not even taking into consideration global issues like sex trafficking or honor killings. We still need feminism, it's just not as easy for people - especially people in an incredibly privileged country like America - to always see that.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“Yeah, people following me down the street and at the airport and all that. I can't imagine what it must be like for people who are, you know, actually famous.”

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