"My father was a teacher, and there were teachers all around, his friends, they were working for the Government and their behaviour was within strictly limited areas."

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C. L. R. James

#Teacher Quotes #Father Quotes #Government Quotes

“The judge turned his back towards me, sitting back on his judge's chair, while I was in the witness stand being questioned. The whole courtroom was full of these anarchists, leftists, communists and Jewish lobbyists.”
“It's an under-represented demographic and it's a really loyal fan base and it's really nice to play those roles without making a big deal about it or making too much comment, because the more we normalise it the better. You're not defined by your sexuality but by what you do.”
“There is no easy or difficult; only familiar and unfamiliar.”
“There are a lot of men who are healthier at age fifty then they have ever been before, because a lot of their fear is gone.”
“One of the reasons a strategist never sits in a stadium and gets caught up in the crowds - and never sits watching a debate in person - is because the vast majority of American voters watch these political events on television.”
“We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.”
“Hi. Cat was just keeping me company until you came back.â€ He glanced in the direction sheâ€™d just disappeared to before returning his attention to me. â€œFourteen hundred and thirty-one." I blinked. "What's that?" "The year I was born, which is not, as you'll note, yesterday.”
“I'm bothered by the fact that stupid people don't spontaneously combust, which they should.”

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