"If none of us ever read a book that was "dangerous," had a friend who was "different," or joined an organization that advocated "change," we would all be the kind of people Joe McCarthy wants."

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Source : Speech to his staff before the broadcast of the "See It Now" program on Joe McCarthy on March 09, 1954. "Edward R. Murrow And the Time Of His Time" by Joseph Wershba, www.silurians.org.

Edward R. Murrow

#Book Quotes #Organization Quotes #People Quotes

“Phillip Harrison was the production designer, though, I think he's uncredited. He's done most of my films like Blue Thunder. Lots and lots over the years.”
“It's always funny to find what people's button is.”
“Poetry has been the guardian angel of humanity in all ages.”
“A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.”

Source : 1954 A Shocking Life, ch.21.
“My one challenge with the support group that I'd become involved with on campus is that the people seem to spend as much time talking about their ill-begotten pasts as their promising futures. It's as if people are drawn to looking back. They can't move on until it all makes sense. Humbly submitted: It never does.”

Source : Carol Plum-Ucci (2011). “Following Christopher Creed”, p.199, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“It's the best gift in the world to be able to get up and dance because it's the best gym. You artistically stretch your brain and you physically stretch your body to a higher point than a singular rotation movement like running. It makes your whole body move in lots of different ways, and it can make you very flexible as well, which is good for later life.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Even though I support the blue side of Manchester's football heritage, I don't really mind that wherever I go in the world it's not Manchester City that starts the conversation. 'Ah, yes, Manchester United,' is the response when I say where I come from. It's commonplace everywhere - in Europe, Africa, Asia and even the U.S.”
“You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 12, 2016

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