"A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But here, in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn't easy. You may ask 'Why do we stay up there if it's so dangerous?' Well, we stay because Anatevka is our home. And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you in one word: tradition!"

-- Sheldon Harnick

#Crazy Quotes #Home Quotes #Simple Quotes

“Sometimes guys avoid things they don't know how to do well.”
“The way before you is being prepared, so that you may stand up!”
“A word is no light matter. Words have with truth been called fossil poetry, each, that is, a symbol of a creative thought.”
“Imperialism is an institution under which one nation asserts the right to seize the land or at least to control the government or resources of another people.”

Source : John Thomas Flynn (1944). “As We Go Marching”, p.213, Ludwig von Mises Institute
“Time keeps no measure when true friends are parted, No record day by day; the sands move not for those who, loyal-hearted, friendship's firm laws obey.”
“I never thought Oregon would elect to the U.S. Senate a Mormon, but it did.”
“All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones. I have tried to meet that test.”
“You have an always-expanding, omnipresent surveillance state that's constantly chipping away at the liberties and freedoms of law-abiding Americans.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

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