"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

-- Thomas Jefferson

#Strength Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Veterans Day Quotes

“There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.”
“Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all”
“Well, you know, my wife and I have eight children. We have now 19 grandchildren.”

Source : "CNN Newsroom", www.cnn.com. March 19, 2013.
“Part of the problem about authenticity is that virtues aren't the only things that are habit forming: the more someone behaves in a way that is damaging to self or to others, the more "natural" it will both seem and actually be. Spontaneity, left to itself, can begin by excusing bad behavior and end by congratulating vice.”
“We are not angels, we are merely sophisticated apes. Yet we feel like angels trapped inside the bodies of beasts, craving transcendence and all the time trying to spread our wings and fly off, and it's really a very odd predicament to be in, if you think about it.”
“I loved being on the other side of the camera and interacting with the crew. When you are an actor, you have to stay inside this world, but when you are with the crew, on the outside, you are in the dirt, working through all the issues. It's just a different way of working, and I think I preferred it.”
“My public caricature - that of a self-confident alpha male - is only partly accurate.”
“And I hope that five years and 10 years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.”

Source : "Louis Farrakhan Discusses His Role in the Murder of Malcolm X". www.cnn.com. May 14, 2000.

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