"I have pleaded (labor's) case, not in the quavering tones of a feeble mendicant asking alms, but in the thundering voice of the captain of a mighty host, demanding the rights to which free men are entitled."

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Source : Speech at United Mine Workers convention at Indianapolis in March 1940. "John L. Lewis: A Biography". Book by Melvyn Dubofsky, p. 278, 1986.

John L. Lewis

#Men Quotes #Rights Quotes #Voice Quotes

“The aspects of global warming that matter most to people - how rapidly will the seas rise? Are hurricanes already getting stronger? How strong will they get as a result of warming? Those are still immersed in complexity. So in those realms that catch people's attention most, or that get used as symbols by environmental campaigners, those facets really do come with significant back-and-forthing.”

Source : "Q&A: Andrew C. Revkin". Mother Jones Interview, www.motherjones.com. November/December 2008.
“Perfect is overrated. Perfect is boring." I smile. "You don't think I'm perfect?" "No. You're delightfully screwy, and I wouldn't have you any other way.”

Source : Stephanie Perkins (2014). “Lola and the Boy Next Door”, p.14, Usborne Publishing Ltd
“I wasn’t, you know, Mr Popular. I was somewhere in the middle ground. I was quite alternative, the things I liked to do. Skateboarding, at the time. Playing in a band as opposed to playing in the rugby team. You know, that kind of thing.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“My most romantic job: I was a manager at Baskin-Robbins.”
“Chromophobia is perhaps only chromophilia without the colour.”

Source : David Batchelor (2000). “Chromophobia”, p.71, Reaktion Books
“The U.N. is an American-based bastion of foreign spies. Russia has more spies in the U.S. than there are members of the F.B.I.”
“I like to keep my budgets at a certain price when I work for someone else, and even more so now that I'm working for myself, and use new technologies to deliver films that look like they have high production levels.”
“When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting for me.”

Source : Andy Andrews (2009). “Traveler's Gift; Mastering the Seven Decisions”, p.200, Thomas Nelson Inc

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