"The majority of the American people still believe that every single individual in this country is entitled to just as much respect, just as much dignity, as every other individual."

-- Barbara Jordan

#Country Quotes #Believe Quotes #People Quotes

“I canâ€™t see through clothes or anything. Just glamour skin. Except I can see through all of you, since your clothes arenâ€™t real.â€ I stopped, horrified. â€œI mean, I donâ€™t lookâ€”Itâ€™s hard to see you, and I like looking at your real face, but I donâ€™t try to see anything, becauseâ€”Oh gosh, this sounds terrible.â€ He had a funny look on his face, like he wasnâ€™t sure what to think. â€œHuh. Thatâ€™s never been an issue before. Maybe next time you could bring me some shorts.”
“Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.”
“This concern with the basic condition of freedom -- the absence of physical constraint -- is unquestionably necessary, but is not all that is necessary. It is perfectly possible for a man to be out of prison and yet not free -- to be under no physical constraint and yet to be a psychological captive, compelled to think, feel and act as the representatives of the national State, or of some private interest within the nation, want him to think, feel and act.”

Source : Trent Lott, Tom Daschle, Jon Sternfeld (2016). “Crisis Point: Why We Must – and How We Can – Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America”, p.138, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
“You've got to preach short sermons to catch sinners.”
“Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.”

Source : FaceBook post by Arnold Palmer from Oct 04, 2016
“Goodness, generosity, or love does not come into being save through the search for reality.”
“She never utters a sound even when she's crying, and that makes me a little sad. Doesn't seem right. When you cry, people should hear you. The world should stop.”
“You're kidding, right?" Ezra barked. "We're not just going to wait." "I suppose we could help people clean up a bit," "Girl!" Ezra called out. "Big eyes!" Winter turned from what she was looking at. "Are you talking to me?”

Source : Obert Skye (2010). “Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder”, p.330, Simon and Schuster

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