"We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against the oppression we face. War has caused more problems. We cannot embrace that path."

-- Rigoberta Menchu

#Peace Quotes #War Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“Today - wealthier, more powerful and more able than ever before in our history - our Nation can declare another essential freedom.”
“Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.”
“For me, self-discipline has never corresponded to a voluntary adhesion to norms invented by others. It has always been the first step towards breaking the chains.”

Source : Eugenio Barba (2009). “On Directing: Burning the House”, p.19, Routledge
“It is indeed a striking proof of the essential soundness of the tradition that with which all these thousands of copies, tracing their ancestry back to so many different parts of the earth and to conditions of such diverse kinds, the variations of text are so entirely questions of detail, not of essential substance.”

Source : "The Story Of The Bible" by Frederic G. Kenyon. Ch. X, The Position Today, p. 136, 1949.
“Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.”
“The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.”
“I've learned a lot about language from reading slush. You can immediately tell if a writer is in control of the narrative. This writer will avoid using too many words like "possibly," "probably," "maybe," "perhaps," etc. He/she will avoid using clichÃ©s, as well as a lot of metaphors, and won't take four sentences to say what they could in one (or write a great sentence and follow it up with a bunch of stuff that just weakens it).”
“To conquer fear is the best way to gain your self-confidence.”

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