Gene Sharp Quotes
Contrary to popular opinion, even totalitarian dictatorships are dependent on the population and the societies they rule.
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Jason Rezaian, held for 544 days in Iran, was not a spy but rather a 'Washington Post' journalist whose work aimed to increase cultural understanding between Iran and the world.
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He is courageous who endures and fears the right thing, for the right motive, in the right way and at the right times.
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Not to commit faults counts for more than to do good.
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Maybe we didn't have many possessions, but we never went hungry, were cold, or lacked love.
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In language clarity is everything.
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Curtailment of free speech is rationalized on grounds that a more compelling American tradition forbids criticism of the government when the nation is at war... Nothing can be more destructive of our fundamental democratic traditions than the vicious effort to silence dissenters.
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What a deformed thief this fashion is.
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None, while in flesh, can be entirely free from himsa, because one never completely renounces the will to live.
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Give obedience where 'tis truly owed.
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So the tradition from Europe is that you're supposed to emphasize the mind over the body, so you sing from a very kind of staid perspective. Again, there are charismatic white congregations all over, and they don't sing that way. But, you know, on the average.
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Maintain a beneficial ratio of protein to carbohydrate every time you eat. This one simple rule is the foundation for constructing a Zone-favorable diet. And what is that beneficial ratio of protein to carbohydrate? The ideal is about 0.75—that's three grams of protein to every four grams of carbohydrate. That's the ideal. But there's a range of beneficial protein-to-carbohydrate ratios that are still Zone-favorable—between about 0.6 and 1.0 see.
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You lose somebody you've possibly known for years and on top of that you lose a character that you love seeing on TV so I think that kind of makes it cool that we pay a price too. That it is painful on many levels and its amazing to be writing that moment and crossing that line right on the page and seeing the ugliness of it and having to deal with it. It's a very weird thing.
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Pain is a message asking for our help.
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A good style must, first of all, be clear. It must not be mean or above the dignity of the subject. It must be appropriate.
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I'm the first to admit that we were totally dependent on a particular place and time... for us, seeing Minor Threat at the CBGB hardcore matinee was just as necessary a force in our lives as the Treacherous Three at Club Negril or the Funky Four + One More at the Rock Lounge.
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Contrary to popular opinion, even totalitarian dictatorships are dependent on the population and the societies they rule.
