"I am... for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents."

-- Thomas Jefferson

#Silence Quotes #Criticism Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“The meaning of life cannot be told; it has to HAPPEN to a person.”
“Ask yourself: What did I eat for breakfast today? What did I eat for dinner last night? You see how fast reality fades away?”
“We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.”
“Robin [Williams] was a world treasure. As we mourn his tragic death, we must remember him for the great waves of laughter that he was able to illicit from us, how his humor and insights - though they came from a place of pain and uncertainty - connected us and reminded us of how flawed and fragile...how human we are. How we are capable of moments of inspired transcendence and others of unspeakable despair.”
“An artist's job is simply to take the mirror in front of your face and hold it there. It's not to give you any answers. It is simply to take that mirror and point it at you.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Forgiveness does not require us to close our eyes but rather to truly open them.”

Source : FaceBook post by Richard Paul Evans from Jun 11, 2011
“You can have no idea, if you have not tried, how difficult it is to find out anything whatever from an encyclopedia, unless you know all about it already ...”

Source : Gwen Raverat (2003). “Period Piece: A Cambridge Childhood”, p.112, Clear Press Ltd
“I keep social with everyone because I want to know what's going on at every level. At the same time, if I'm not alone a certain amount of time per day then I'll go nuts, because I can't write and I can't think. I can't deal with people all the time. I like being alone. I'm a bit of a cat lady in that way.”

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