"One is a socialist because one used to be one, no longer going to demonstrations, attending meetings, sending in one's dues, in short, without paying."

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Source : Michel de Certeau (2011). “The Practice of Everyday Life”, p.177, Univ of California Press

Michel de Certeau

#Communism Quotes #Demonstration Quotes #Used Quotes

“It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.”
“It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love.”
“No soul can be really at rest until it has given up all dependence on everything else and has been forced to depend on the Lord alone. As long as our expectation is from other things, nothing but disappointment awaits us.”

Source : Hannah Whitall Smith (1956). “The God of All Comfort”, p.206, CCEL
“Are you trying to tell all of us we have a bad signal-to-noise ratio?”
“The sweet spot: that productive, uncomfortable terrain located just beyond our current abilities, where our reach exceeds our grasp. Deep practice is not simply about struggling; it's about seeking a particular struggle, which involves a cycle of distinct actions.”

Source : Daniel Coyle (2010). “The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born. It's grown”, p.92, Random House
“People react predictably, especially when they don't have time to think.”
“Hey can mean anything. It can mean yes, it can mean maybe, it could mean no, it could mean next week. Hey, the bottom line is you have to understand me to understand hey.”
“Never assume someone is smarter than you.”

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