Adolfo Perez Esquivel Quotes
We know that peace is only possible when it is the fruit of justice. True peace is a profound transformation by means of the force of nonviolence that is the power of love.
Quotes to Explore
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Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
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In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
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I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff!
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Fiction about mining has a long tradition - Emile Zola's 'Germinal' and Upton Sinclair's 'King Coal' come to mind - and most readers will be aware of the industry's harsh conditions.
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It's always an honor to represent your country.
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Take good care of our fragile planet.
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I've always looked at 2016, but 2020 is realistic for me. I'll be 23 in 2016, but if I keep on progressing, hopefully 2016 will be a medal chance as well for me.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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We kind of like the new Outkast.
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We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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When I saw Arnold say that he didn't need a union, because people in his position don't need it, I thought, this is a very naive way to present yourself. It's also kinda dumb about making movies. It doesn't realize how the union movement even helps the star.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history.
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I kept thinking I would be spending my life up to my elbows in shampoo.
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I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.
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Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most entertainment is escape in one form or another.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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The change we are looking for is always a change within ourselves. And the change will come. I've noticed that as long as I'm willing to be different, something or someone arrives to show me how.
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You've already got a DVD. It lasts forever. It never wears out. In the digital world, we don't need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. It is timeless.
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I sometimes have to look back and say, "Wow, this is amazing what has happened to me. I have been able to fulfill a lot of these dreams that I had when I was very young." It's a pretty amazing feeling. But at the same time it becomes addictive!
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I know the horrors of war: no gains can compensate for the losses it brings.
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We know that peace is only possible when it is the fruit of justice. True peace is a profound transformation by means of the force of nonviolence that is the power of love.
