"We cannot live by power, and a culture that seeks to live by it becomes brutal and sterile. But we can die without it."

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Max Lerner

#Power Quotes #Culture Quotes #Brutal Quotes

“I'm so thankful for my family and friends - they're really supportive. Everyone I work with on 'Austin & Ally;' the cast and crew are like my family now. We have so much fun, and I'm so happy they're in my life!”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Self-censorship as a result of intimidation or social pressures, sometimes referred to as "political correctness", constitutes a serious obstacle to the proper functioning of democracy. It is important to hear the views of all persons,including the "silent majority", and to give heed to the weaker voices.”
“Living in New York, you get a lot of confidence; when I go back to Michigan, I realise how obnoxious and demanding and straightforward I am.”

Source : " Angel Haze: 'Right now, no one can beat me'" by Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2012.
“You are constantly invited to be what you are.”
“You can never say everything you want to say. I feel I had a fair opportunity to explain a lot of the questions.”
“To keeping silence I resigned My friends would think I was a nut Turning water into wine Open doors would soon be shut So I went from day to day Though my life was in a rut 'Til I thought of what I'd say Which connection I should cut”
“Chaos is more freedom; in fact, total freedom. But no meaning. I want to be free to act, and I also want my actions to mean something.”

Source : Audrey Niffenegger (2014). “The Time Traveler's Wife”, p.74, Simon and Schuster
“Passion, like discriminating taste, grows on its use. You more likely act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action.”

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