"When are we left-wingers going to learn that we are losing the cultural and political battle with conservatives because we are fractured into narcissistic special-interest groups? Why should an antiwar protestor be so concerned about her dietary identity? The political opinions of vegetarians and meat-eaters are, after all, equally important. And what does it tell us about vegetarians that it would never occur to meat-eaters to carry a sign that reads "Pacifist Pork Chop Lover for Peace" or "Backyard Rib Barbecuer for International Nuclear Disarmament"?"

-- Sherman Alexie

#Political Quotes #Unity Quotes #Special Quotes

“I think every intelligent woman should have a career.”

Source : "Fictional character: Nancy Drew". "Nancy Drew: Detective", www.imdb.com. 1938.
“Education in music is most sovereign because more than anything else rhythm and harmony find their way to the innermost soul and take strongest hold upon it”
“The guitar was my weapon, my shield to hide behind.”
“If it's worth remembering, I'll remember it. If something keeps coming back, if I keep thinking of that phrase, if I see manifestations of it at different times and different places, then I feel it's worth making a song out of.”
“There are moments, it would seem, that were created in cosmic theater where we are given strange and fantastic tests. In these times, we do not show who we are to God, for surely He must already know, but rather to ourselves.”

Source : FaceBook post by Richard Paul Evans from Jun 26, 2011
“An itinerant masseur, massaging the politically erogenous zones.”

Source : "Heinemann Dictionary of New Zealand Quotations" edited by H. W. Orsman, Jan Moore, (p. 399), 1988.
“Congress needs strong parties, but it also needs the capacity to deal with budget and entitlement challenges that are likely beyond the reach of pure partisan exertion.”
“If you wanna make a friend, solve a problem for them. No problem to solve? Create one.”

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