"Democracy is not just voting every 5 years and watching 'Big Brother' in between and wondering why nothing happens. Democracy is what we do and say where we live and work"

-- Tony Benn

#Brother Quotes #Years Quotes #Voting Quotes

“The failure wishes he could do things he could never do. He thinks little of what he can do.”
“The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know; it judges us by what we have.”
“And if citizens of New Orleans who are really contemplating coming back heard that we're really intent upon making the place secure again - regardless of whether the levees held or not - then I think a rebuilding process would really take shape.”
“I used to want to be a singer and a musician for years, from 6 years old to today. I'm not really good, but in time I could be. I'm more of a singer than anything.”
“I know it's practical for career women, but sneakers with suits? Jesus couldn't possibly weep harder than I did.”

Source : MaryJanice Davidson (2006). “Undead and Unpopular: A Queen Betsy Novel”, p.21, Penguin
“Spending a weekend with Hitler would have been boring in the extreme, although you would have had a greater certainty in coming back alive.”
“Mankind needs peace more than ever, for our entire planet, threatened by nuclear war, is in danger of total destruction. A destruction only man can provoke, only man can prevent.”
“Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.”

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