"I think we will begin to see some real efforts made to do things like protecting Social Security and Medicare."

-- John Dingell

#Real Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Effort Quotes

“What have the nibblers ever done for you?" The breeze ruffled her hair, pushing it back from her face, giving him a clear shot of her eyes. They were asking for an answer. Needing to know if she could count on him. "They saved your life," he said. And for just a moment, Luxa's face softened and she smiled.”
“Every person you meet has a lesson to teach, a story to tell and a dream to share.”
“The human race is unimportant. It is the self that must not be betrayed." "I suppose one could say that Hitler didn't betray his self." "You are right. He did not. But millions of Germans did betray their selves. That was the tragedy. Not that one man had the courage to be evil. But that millions had not the courage to be good.”

Source : John Fowles (1968). “The Magus”, Pan
“Resistance! Resistance! No oppressed people have ever secured their liberty without resistance!”

Source : Henry Highland Garnet (1865). “A Memorial Discourse”, p.51, Gale Cengage Learning
“It is a function of creative men to perceive the relations between thoughts, or things, or forms of expression that may seem utterly different, and to be able to combine them into some new form. Britten's Nocturne, for example, which unifies musically a group of poems by different hands, is a notable example of his power to connect the seemingly unconnected.”

Source : "Electric Delights".
“Music is a means of rapid transportation.”
“My mother was the sweetest lady who ever lived on this planet, but if you tried to tell her that Jesus wasn't a Christian, she would stomp you to death.”
“I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.”

Source : Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”

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