"The First Amendment was designed to allow for disruption of business as usual. It is not a quiet and subdued amendment or right."

-- Naomi Wolf

#Usual Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Quiet Quotes

“Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East”
“Figuring out what to wear is much easier if you first think about what effect you want to create.”
“Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise.”

Source : The Observer, London, December 28, 1986.
“So what does it look like to live a life worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ? It looks like walking with, loving with, and doing life with those who are different from you. What binds you together is Christ. It looks like striving together to make Christ known. What motivates you is Christ. And it looks like standing with courage against all oppressors, natural or supernatural. What secures you is Christ.”
“If I had my ministry over again, I would devote far more time to the ministry of comfort and encouragement.”
“Kids just don't read any more. They spend much more time with video games. It's just hard to get kids to read anything. Book sales have dropped dramatically, too. I think 90% of the books are bought only by 5% of the US population.”
“Politicians step up and say, "This is what were going to do: we're going to set aside 450 million dollars for a mentorship program for orphaned youth," and so on and so forth, and it sounds great in this romanticized vision of what these alleged leaders are going to do for the alleged meek. But it doesn't examine: why are these kids orphans?”
“You can control your choices but you can't control the outcome of those choices.”

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