Sharansky Russian Quotes & Sayings

No one must ever let power or social, economic, or political interest turn him or her away from other human beings, from the attention they deserve and the respect they are entitled to. nothing must ever lead to a person to compromise this principle or faith in favor of a political strategy aimed at saving or protecting a community from some peril. The freely offered, sincere heart of a poor, powerless individual is worth a thousand times more in the sight of God than the assiduously courted, self-interested heart of a rich one. — Tariq Ramadan

I have never deceived anyone, for I have never belonged to anyone. My independence was all my wealth: I have known no other happiness. — Cora Pearl

My favorite role of all? Whatever I'm working on in the moment. — Misty Copeland

One precedent in favor of power is stronger than a hundred against it. — Thomas Jefferson

Music is a communication. It's a two-way street. You need people to play to in order to make that connection complete. That's the way we look at it. — John Petrucci

Love is far better to know, even if it slips from your grasp or doesn't bear fruit like you'd hoped. People who say they regret love, true love, are just bitter liar. — Elise Kova

I was in college, I thought I was going to be a lawyer, I met this girl named Laura who was the most beautiful girl I had ever known, and she was taking an acting class, so I decided to take the same acting class. And I was a terrible actor in college. — Kurt Fuller

It's your mind you have to train, like your mom said that one time, you have to separate yourself from all the crap, get down to the core, focus. — Cynthia Hand

Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. — Edmund Waller

You've got the federal government in every part of our lives, doing things wrong. — Wayne Rogers

The living carry us inside them like pearls. We survive only so long as they remember us. — Kevin Brockmeier

A tradition is kept alive only by something being added to it. — Henry James