"There is a raging tiger inside every man whom God put on this earth. Every man worthy of the respect of his children spends his life building inside himself a cage to pen that tiger in."

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Source : Murray Kempton (1972). “America comes of middle age: columns, 1950-1962”

Murray Kempton

#Children Quotes #Men Quotes #Earth Quotes

“There is little doubt that the majority of Mr. Mills supporters in 1865 did not know what his political opinions were, and that they voted for him simply on his reputation as a great thinker.”
“I want to have a family and teach them the way to live their lives, pretty much the way I was raised, with a lot of love and the Lord. I want them to stay off the streets, and to have goals and dreams.”
“Good things don't come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate!”
“The male is an incomplete female, a walking abortion, aborted at the gene stage”

Source : The S.C.U.M. Manifesto (1967)
“I had to be physically and emotionally naked, show both my body and soul. I felt emotionally vulnerable and physically exposed, it was a hard choice to make but I was intrigued since the beginning. I think that...the things that scare you the most are the ones you gotta do.”
“In life and in business, you need to be good-hearted and trustworthy, and to have integrity. This is the way to build long-term relationships. It is also important to be optimistic and to look at challenges as opportunities.”
“Instead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you. If you think â€˜My life will be upside downâ€™ donâ€™t worry. How do you know down is not better than upside?”
“Maybe I am not French, maybe I am from nowhere.”

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