"I have found that by trusting people until they prove themselves unworthy of that trust, a lot more happens."

-- Jim Burke

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“I think it is clear that what we ought to do has to be independent of our decisions about what to do, and independent of any procedures we might use in making such decisions.”
“You have the God-given right to kick the government around - don't hesitate to do so.”

Source : Speech in South Bend, Indiana, September 11, 1968, as reported by the Louisville, Kentucky, Courier-Journal. p. A3, September 12, 1968.
“That's my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you'd see pictures all over of Elvis. He's just the greatest entertainer that ever lived. And I think it's because he had such presence. When Elvis walked into a room, Elvis Presley was in the ***** room. I don't give a ***** who was in the room with him, Bogart, Marilyn Monroe.”
“I didn't do drugs. It wasn't my thing. But the drink was terrible. Today when I look back, it's like I was another person. You could call it a coping mechanism, but that would be an excuse. I just drank too much.”
“Among the myrtles the mantids moved, lightly, carefully, swaying slightly, the quintessence of evil. They were lank and green, with chinless faces and monstrous globular eyes, frosty gold, with an expression of intense, predatory madness in them. The crooked arms, with their fringes of sharp teeth, would be raised in mock supplication to the insect world, so humble, so fervent, trembling slightly when a butterfly flew too close.”
“Any and all religions are real, the genuine article, to their practitioners. There can never be one religion, prophet, or savior that will satisfy all six billion humans. Each of us must find our ideal way to attune with deity.”

Source : Scott Cunningham (2010). “Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner”, p.26, Llewellyn Worldwide
“Comics are words and pictures. You can do anything with words and pictures.”
“[Vice chairman of Barbour] Helen [Barbour] and I realized that I come from the same village that her ancestor John Barbour came from, who created Barbour. It just seemed like such a great connection.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

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