Emma Goldman Quotes
Puritanism, in whatever expression, is a poisonous germ. On the surface everything may look strong and vigorous; yet the poison works its way persistently, until the entire fabric is doomed.Emma Goldman
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I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.
Kacey Musgraves -
I went to college, though I didn't take many writing courses.
Walter Jon Williams -
Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.
Jacob Bronowski -
I'm very candid.
Larry Wilcox -
If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success.
Jack Ma -
The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
Maajid Nawaz
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
Felicia Day -
When Bob Wilson left the BBC for ITV, I got the 'Football Focus' job, and it went from there. It came completely out of the blue, but the fact I had a high profile certainly helped.
Gary Lineker -
No secret that for some years - long before my time - Komen was dealing with a controversy regarding Planned Parenthood grants.
Karen Handel -
I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
Adam Ferrara -
The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
Sam Yagan -
One can not impede scientific progress.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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I loved when my dad was home. He liked to sit in the living room and watch boxing and baseball on TV. Or he'd be tinkering around or listening to records by his musician buddies - George Shearing, Oscar Peterson and the Jackie Gleason Orchestra.
Natalie Cole -
You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
Ulrich Beck -
It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me.
Karl Rove -
The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
Bassem Youssef -
Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.
Pat Riley -
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
Edmund Burke
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The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation's greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as indispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.
John F. Kennedy -
That's what I care about most. That more people are making and more people feel like they are creative.
Brit Morin -
If you truly care about animal rights and have a passion for it, take some action. Whether it's hands-on or political, just go for it. No matter what path you choose in life or what you decide to do, you can use your voice to educate other people and help the cause.
Mac Danzig -
I'm glad to say I haven't found my style yet. I'd be bored to death.
Edgar Degas -
The overall system of a sizeable community struggling to survive in a crowded world may be either socialism or privatism. Either system may work, more or less. But, except in non-critical areas of distribution, commonism cannot possibly work for very long.
Garrett Hardin -
Puritanism, in whatever expression, is a poisonous germ. On the surface everything may look strong and vigorous; yet the poison works its way persistently, until the entire fabric is doomed.
Emma Goldman