"With my union project in my hand, from town to town, from one end of France to the other, to talk to the workers who do not know how to read and to those who do not have the time to read....I will go find them in their workshops; in their garrets and even, if needed, in their taverns, and there, face to face with their poverty, I will compel them, in spite of themselves, to escape from this frightful poverty which is degrading and killing them."

-- Flora Tristan

#Hands Quotes #Taverns Quotes #Unions Quotes

“I am blind -- but I am able to read thanks to a wonderful new system known as 'broil' . . . I'm sorry, I'll just feel that again.”

Source : Peter Cook, William Cook (2013). “Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Comedy of Peter Cook”, p.215, Random House
“My only hesitation after Law & Order was that I didn't want to be in a super dry procedural like that. I found that satisfying, but very tough because every episode was kind of the same. It just is with that show.”

Source : "Jamie Bamber Talks MONDAY MORNINGS, Working with David E. Kelley & Dr. Sanjay Gupta, His Thoughts on the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Finale, More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 8, 2013.
“Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.”
“I think what's happened is that the general public has become much more aware of the destructive power of Wall Street.”
“I wouldn't necessarily say she is a country artist. I mean, obviously Taylor Swift started in country, but she morphed into somewhat of a cultural icon, so, who am I to judge what she is?”
“... hearing Andres Segovia in person was quite a revelation ... It was a knockout...”
“There can be no such things as an Irish nationalist accepting the loyalist veto and partition. You cannot claim to be an Irish nationalist if you consent to an internal six county settlement and if you are willing to negotiate the state of Irish society with a foreign government.”
“I pick first my best team, and my captain from that team and I only pick players that are on form.”

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