"A doctrine of endurance flows easily from our lips when we are enduring jam and our neighbors dry bread, and it is still possible for us to become resigned to the afflictions of our brother."

-- Ellen Glasgow

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“The dropping of the Atomic Bomb is a very deep problem... Instead of commemorating Hiroshima we should celebrate... man's triumph over the problem [of transmutation], and not its first misuse by politicians and military authorities.”

Source : "In Commemoration of Professor Frederick Soddy" by New Europe Group, 6-7, 1956.
“Itâ€™s time for women to stop being politely angry.”
“The left's obsession with corporations as a spawn of evil is pathological paranoia. A corporation is just one form of organizing a private business enterprise for purposes of limiting personal liability, issuing stock, filing financial reports and paying taxes. Other forms include partnerships and sole proprietorships. Are they less evil? You buy your groceries from corporations, your cars, newspapers, cellphones, clothing and exercise equipment. Your parents and children work for corporations. Are they evil?”
“There is a rule in sailing where the more maneuverable ship should give way to the less maneuverable craft. I think this is sometimes a good rule to follow in human relationships as well.”
“The challenge of our generation, whether it's young lawyers, young investment bankers, is to make capitalism work for people not just around the corner, but for people all around the world.”

Source : "Civil Rights Leader Andrew Young Shares Life Lessons With New Generation". "PBS Newshour", www.pbs.org. December 14, 2010.
“That is why my pictures don't look like modern art. It's some sort of timidity on my part I'm sure.”

Source : John McEwen, Paula Rego (1992). “Paula Rego”
“People do things that turn out badly, often for the most benevolent of reasons.”
“Sometimes I feel like a vampire”

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