"I don't want the stage. I'm terrified of giving these talking heads some distraction, some excuse to jeopardize, smear, and delegitimize a very important movement."

-- Edward Snowden

#Talking Quotes #Giving Quotes #Important Quotes

“The Christian conceives of his abode on Earth in no more delightful colors than the Jainist sectarian. He sees in it only a time of sad trial; he also thinks that his true country is not of this world.”
“Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.”
“Persistence prevails, like a stream that is temporarily blocked by boulders and then collects force enough to overflow onward.”
“Obedience is the gateway through which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child.”
“Angst is not the human condition, itâ€™s the purgatory between what we have and what we want but canâ€™t get.”

Source : Miguel Syjuco (2010). “Ilustrado: A Novel”, p.208, Macmillan
“I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.”
“I feel that I'm at my best as a person and that I'm coming home when I walk on to a set, or on to a stage, so if I can perform in one way or another I think I'll be okay.”
“A propagandized population has a hard time choosing worthy heroes. It is high time Americans celebrate the Anti-Federalists, for they were correct in predicting the fate of freedom after Philadelphia.”

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