"I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me"

-- Robertson Davies

“A wise fellow who is also worthless always charms the rabble.”
“Policy is largely set by economic elites and organized groups representing business interests with little concern for public attitudes or public safety, as long as the public remains passive and obedient.”
“I think there are some players born to play ball.”
“She waited for the train to pass. Then she said, "I sometimes think that peopleâ€™s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows whatâ€™s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.”
“Someday there will be girls and women whose name will no longer mean the mere opposite of the male, but something in itself, something that makes one think not of any complement and limit, but only life and reality: the female human being.”
“The shadow banking sector has played an important role in cleaning up toxic assets.”
“Deep patriots don't just sing the song, 'America the Beautiful' and then go home. We actually stick around to defend Americaâ€™s beauty -- from the oil spillers, the clear-cutters and the mountaintop removers. Deep patriots don't just visit the Statue of Liberty and send a postcard home to grandma. We defend the principles upon which that great monument was founded -- 'give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.'”

Source : Van Jones (2013). “Rebuild the Dream”, p.228, Nation Books
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