"Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism."

-- Lord Acton

#Enemy Quotes #Victory Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“My faith doesn't go over real well in Hollywood.”
“You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.”
“You create identity, you're not given identity per se. What became more and more interesting to me wasn't the I, it was text because it's text that create identity. That's how I got interested in plagiarism.”

Source : Kathy Acker (1991). “Hannibal Lecter, my father”, Semiotext
“Life is filled with small moments that seem prosaic until one has the distance to look back and see the chain of large moments they unleashed.”

Source : FaceBook post by Chris Bohjalian from Jun 04, 2013
“If your heart was as big as your mouth you'd be real.”

Source : Song: Bring Your Whole Crew, Album: Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
“I lived in England for a long time, and even the English didn't think me as one of theirs. In America I'm not really accepted. In New Zealand now, I don't think they even think of me as a New Zealander.”

Source : "Andrew Niccol on his new drone-warfare drama Good Kill". Interview with Sam Fragoso, www.avclub.com. May 20, 2015.
“I'm not a royal family watcher.”
“My death could, in fact, save him. If it can't, no matter. It's enough to die of spite. To punish Haymitch, who, of all the people in this rotting world, has turned Peeta and me into pieces in his Games. I trusted him. I put what was precious in Haymitch's hands. And he has betrayed me.”

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