"All power is lodged in, and consequently derived from, the people. We should wear it as a breastplate, and buckle it on as our armour."

-- George Mason

#People Quotes #Revolution Quotes #Should Quotes

“In the midst of the shopping and the wrapping and the arranging of presents under your tree this Christmas, may you not forget the gifts you cannot yet hold in your hands.”
“Editing is the most companionable form of education.”
“I'm enjoying it, but I still don't know why I'm hooked on acting.”
“There's always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But after that, turn it into action. Don't just dream.”
“AÂ lot of ideas took us to dead ends or we found the tone wasnâ€™t just right. I think we discovered very quickly this wasnâ€™t just a song to end The Battle of the Five Armiesâ€”it was a song to say goodbye to Middle-earth.”
“All expression, all art, is an indiscretion we commit against ourselves. This is not an 'impoverishment' but an increase in wealth, for it is in this way that we make the short hours of our lives live on beyond themselves.”
“A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.”
“New approaches are needed, new orientations in both thought and action. We must make the transition to a new civilization...We are talking of a transition toward a new civilization. No one knows what it will be like. What is important is to orient in that direction... I am convinced that a new civilization will inevitably take on certain features that are characteristic of, or inherent in, the socialist ideal.”

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