"that if you don't read nobody does"

-- Jeff Kinney

“I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me - shapes and ideas so near to me - so natural to my way of being and thinking that it hasn't occurred to me to put them down.”
“The traces of upheavals become more impressive when one moves a little higher, when one gets even closer to the foot of the great mountain ranges. There are still plenty of shell layers. We notice them, even thicker and more solid ones.”
“The American people need no course in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman. To most of us, the manipulative invoking of religion to advance a politician or a party is frightening and divisive. The American people will tolerate religious leaders taking positions for or against candidates.”
“She said, â€œIâ€™m going to have you fired.â€ I had two people say that to me today, â€œIâ€™m going to have you fired.â€ Go ahead, be my guest. Iâ€™m wearing a green velvet costume; it doesnâ€™t get any worse than this. Who do these people think they are? Iâ€™m going to have you fired!â€ and I wanted to lean over and say, â€œIâ€™m going to have you killed.”
“To a greater or lesser degree, the project of the self becomes translated into one of the possession of desired goods and the pursuit of artificially framed styles of life. (...) Not just lifestyles, but self-actualisation is packaged and distributed according to market criteria.”

Source : Anthony Giddens (2013). “Modernity and Self-Identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern Age”, p.204, John Wiley & Sons
“Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.”
“Directors are not worried about casting beautiful women, but they are not sure that they want to cast great-looking men. My looks have prevented people from seeing my work.”
“If we took just 5 minutes to recognize each other's beauty, instead of attacking each other for our differences. That's not hard. It's really an easier and better way to live. And ultimately, it saves lives. Then again, it's not easy at all. It can be the hardest thing, because loving other people starts with loving ourselves and accepting ourselves. I know many of you have struggled with this. I draw upon your strength and your support, and have, in ways you will never know.”

Source : Ellen Page's speech at the Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive conference at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, www.youtube.com. February 14, 2014.

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