". . . is it to be understood that the principles of the Declaration of Independence bear no relation to half of the human race?"

-- Harriet Martineau

#Race Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Independence Quotes

“I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.”
“Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation's heart, the excision of its memory.”
“I think the sensible thing would be to focus on one thing and be the best you can be at it. There is always that risk of spreading yourself too thin if you try to do too much.”

Source : Source: www.gigglebeats.co.uk
“Power is the great aphrodisiac.”
“If you will it, it is no dream”

Source : Altneuland epigraph (1902)
“How can any person justify an aesthetic that reduces a woman or child to an emaciated skeleton? Is it art? Surely fashion's aesthetic should enhance and beautify the human form, not destroy it.”

Source : "Coco Rocha Responds To ‘Fat’ Flap: This Is A Moral Matter", www.huffingtonpost.com. April 20, 2010.
“Man has always to be busy with his thoughts if anything is to be accomplished.”
“Certainly I had my preference, and I very much hoped that George W. Bush would be our next president.”

Source : "PrimeTime Exclusive: Katherine Harris Interview" by Rebecca Raphael, abcnews.go.com.

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