"Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of view, and it's important that I fight for my ideas.”

Source : "The story of Gucci" by Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. September 26, 2011.
“Global warming is no longer a philosophical threat, no longer a future threat, no longer a threat at all. It's our reality.”

Source : Bill McKibben (2010). “Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet”, p.13, Macmillan
“It is not difficult to be unconventional in the eyes of the world when your unconventionality is but the convention of your set.”
“Money cannot buy health, but I'd settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.”
“It's just money; it's made up. Pieces of paper with pictures on it so we don't have to kill each other just to get something to eat.”
“Good-bye, my moonsong and my breath, my white nights and golden days, my fresh water and my fire. Good-bye, and may you find a better life, find comfort again and your breathless smile, and when your beloved face lights up once more at the Western sunrise, be sure what I felt for you was not in vain. Good-bye and have faith, my Tatiana.”
“You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.”
“Grace removes obstacles that we donâ€™t even know are there. Grace is what arranges our lives so we are forced to look within.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 16, 2009

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