"Take from me the hope that I can change the future and you will send me mad."

-- Israel Zangwill

#Change Quotes #Mad Quotes

“In a democracy, hostage tactics are the last resort for those who canâ€™t otherwise win their fights through elections, canâ€™t win their fights in Congress, canâ€™t win their fights for the Presidency, and canâ€™t win their fights in Courts, For this right-wing minority, hostage-taking is all they have left - a last gasp of those who cannot cope with the realities of our democracy.”

Source : "Elizabeth Warren: ‘Hostage Taking’ Is All Republicans Have Left" by Paige Lavender, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 1, 2013.
“Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.”
“Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one's self. It is not about the absence of other people -- it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others. Community does not necessarily mean living face-to-face with others; rather, it means never losing the awareness that we are connected to each other. It is not about the presence of other people -- it is about being fully open to the reality of relationship, whether or not we are alone.”
“Sporadic and shallow dipping in the doctrine of Christ and partial participation in His restored Church cannot produce the spiritual transformation that enables us to walk in a newness of life. Rather, fidelity to covenants, constancy of commitment, and offering our whole soul unto God are required if we are to receive the blessings of eternity.”
“For me, skiing is a physical necessity. I have a need for risk.”
“I'm really, really interested in the job of acting. I can really care less about being famous. I'm more about the work, and 'The Big C' was amazing, so I wanted to be a part of it.”
“Each and every being has an innate ability to heal as a gift from the gods.”
“I think the purpose of a piece of music is significant when it actually lives in somebody else. A composer puts down a code, and a performer can activate the code in somebody else. Once it lives in somebody else, it can live in others as well.”

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