Nelson Mandela Quotes

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

Nelson Mandela

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LiveHopeTogetherI AmSocietyDie

I have proudly spent several periods in government, but I'm not a career politician. I come from a family of 'citizen soldiers.'

Jim Webb

FamilyGovernmentCareerCitizen

Now a lot has changed and I can separate a lot of things.

Jennifer Capriati

I CanNowThingsChangedSeparate

I think the music business is probably not happy with what we've done, because the people buying the record have actually got to pick what they want to buy, rather than being told what they should buy.

John Otway

BusinessMusicHappyPeopleThink

If someone thinks of something, some new innovation that benefits us all, and the market works properly, they get richly rewarded for that, and that's just terrific, and that creates inequality.

Angus Deaton

InnovationSomeoneInequalityNewUs

I have no illusions that my work can rouse the masses to create change, because literature simply doesn't have that power anymore in my country, if it does anywhere. But I do hope that it can be read by those who are in positions to create change, or that it can at least be part of that dialogue.

Miguel Syjuco

WorkChangeHopePowerLiterature

Since 9/11, the Bush administration has used that tragic event as a justification to rip up our constitution and our civil liberties. And I honestly believe that one or two 9/11s, and martial law will be declared in our country and we're inching towards a police state.

Michael Moore

PoliceLawBelieveConstitutionWill

One argument against open systems is that they become open to everything, good and bad. Like a Richard Meier skyscraper, the anal retentive, Bauhaus elegance of the Mac does prevent the loose ends and confusion of a less sterile environment. But it also prevents fertility. Apple's development must come from within.

Douglas Rushkoff

GoodEleganceEnvironmentBadApple

I have my 1973 Citroen DS 23 Pallas. I drive it all the time. It's still the most beautiful shape in the world.

Brian Johnson

BeautifulTimeWorldDriveShape

I've owned mopeds in the past.

Brett Dalton

PastIn The PastOwned

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

Pierre Corneille

TyrannyNobleTreachery

There's no job in show business that's harder than any other job outside show business.

Penn Jillette

BusinessJobOutsideShow Business

Stone-ground grits are wonderful, but because they take so long to cook, I usually go with quick cooking grits - which I also love. But I never make the instant kind - some things a Southerner just won't do!

Paula Deen

LoveCookingLongGoKindNever

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