"Rebellion per se is not a virtue. If it were, we would have some heroes on very low levels."

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Source : Norman Thomas (1961). “Great Dissenters”

Norman Thomas

#Hero Quotes #Levels Quotes #Rebellion Quotes

“Even if that were true, it wouldn't be irony," Lucas pointed out. "Irony is the contrast between what's said and what happens.”
“One night I was in bed-and remember that I'm on the second floor of a hotel-when I spotted this crab coming toward me across the floor, watching me with his beady little crab eyes. I think he wanted to get in bed with me.”
“Part of my becoming a vegetarian was that I would look at my burger, then look at my dogs, and I wasn't able to see a difference.”

Source : "One on One with Kristen Bell". Interview with Bonnie Siegler, www.vegetariantimes.com. December 16, 2009.
“Out of the blue and into the black”
“When we shot 'The Lord of the Rings,' we had special permission to film in wild areas of New Zealand that could be accessed only by helicopter. They would drop us off and we would work all day, and they'd pick us up and take us out again.”
“We believe we are entitled to the gift of the Holy Ghost in extent according to the discretion and wisdom of God and our faithfulness; which gift brings all things to our remembrance, past, present, and to come, that are necessary for us to know, and as far as our minds are prepared to receive the knowledge of God revealed by that all-wise Agent. The Holy Ghost is God's minister, and is delegated to visit the sons and daughters of men. All intelligent beings pertaining to this earth are instructed from the same source.”
“If you're to succeed at any endeavor, the first and most important person you must convince is yourself. Success comes not from merely a belief that you can do it. Success comes when you absolutely know you can achieve it”
“We think it will be shortly afterwards, but it seems a terrible thing to gamble with such big stakes in diplomacy without having your master card in your hand.”

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