Mignolo Liberation Quotes & Sayings

Knowledge is prior to any particular knowledge, and exists not in the previous state of the individual, but of the race. It is potential, not actual, and can only be appropriated by strenuous exertion. — Plato

Prosperity or egalitarianism - you have to choose. I favor freedom - you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion. — Mario Vargas-Llosa

The way you move - you orient yourself around him without even thinking about it. When he moves, even a little bit, you adjust your position at the same time. Like magnets ... or gravity. You're like a ... satellite, or something. — Stephenie Meyer

Sometimes I don't feel worthy but then I look at my reflection and see my daughter, mother and grandmother who are worthy of all things. That in itself says a lot about me. — Alexandra Elle

It bothers him most at times like this, in the bottom of the brandy bottle and the quiet of the night. — Erin Morgenstern

HUSBAND, n. One who, having dined, is charged with the care of the plate. — Ambrose Bierce

I don't want to look like Daisy Duke every day. I don't want to wear a bathing suit every day. — Jessica Simpson

This is the central idea of the Gita- to be calm and steadfast in all circumstances, with one's body, mind, and soul centered at His hallowed feet! — Swami Vivekananda

Now, what is it which makes a scene interesting? If you see a man coming through a doorway, it means nothing. If you see him coming through a window - that is at once interesting. — Billy Wilder

None of us are normal. — Erica Chilson

For one ... If you shoot me and your boss realizes it was without good reason, you'll have fucked up your trial period. And trust me; I know you're still in it." Ian pulled open a drawer in a small brown cabinet.
"Secondly, it could end very badly for me and I'd rather prevent that. Getting shot is not on my list of things to do today." He wrapped his hand around the steel grip of his own weapon and removed it from the drawer.
"And last but not least, if you plan to shoot me ... Well, it'll be a matter of which of us is quicker and has better aim." A pleasant smile crossed his features and he casually waved the gun from side to side. "Do you want to risk it? — Natasha McNeely

With science and reason throughout history, what people believed turned out to be false. So I like to keep an open mind to all perspectives and learn and become more fully realised as a person. I just feel we're never going to know what the full picture is. — Conor Oberst

A union of the States is a union of the men composing them, from whence a national character result to the whole, — Rufus King

My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity. — Mitt Romney