"What a privilege it is to be an American!"

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Source : Thomas Starr King (1924). “Socrates: An Oration”

Thomas Starr King

#Privilege Quotes

“Wishes are false. Hope is true. Hope makes its own magic.”

Source : Laini Taylor (2011). “Daughter of Smoke and Bone: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy”, p.94, Hachette UK
“Ultimately the way to win the game of life, is found in only one thing: Our ability to choose meaning in any life circumstance. Become the master of meaning and you master your life.”
“I feel like the original 'Mad Max' created such a vivid world, that to go back and re-imagine it and kind of replay in that sandbox sounds like fun to me.”
“I think art is beautiful. It's decoration and adornment. But art is also a really important vessel for social change, and social change begins with thought. And so if you can find humor in something and take a moment to rethink it, you can take a step back and look at your values from a different angle. I think that's a really important way of carrying on with life. I think the best art for me is funny and the best comedy for me is art. Some of my favorite artists are comedians. Comedy is art, and art can be comedy, and the intersection is vital - at least for my own work.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“Extreme volume in music very often disguises a lack of actually important content.”
“The Internet has been the most fundamental change during my lifetime and for hundreds of years. Someone the other day said, "It's the biggest thing since Gutenberg," and then someone else said "No, it's the biggest thing since the invention of writing."”
“God's forgiveness extends to the worst offenders and to anyone who wishes to receive it-not because of who we are, but because of who He is.”
“We can grow gracefully, or gorgeously. I pick both.”

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