Strandja Mountains Quotes & Sayings

In contexts of colonial oppression, intellectuals, especially those who advocate and work for justice, cannot be just-or mere- intellectuals, in the abstract sense; they cannot but be immersed in some form or another of activism, to learn from fellow activists through real-life experiences, to widen the horizons of their sources of inspiration, and to organically engage in effective, collective emancipatory processes, without the self-indulgence, complacency, or ivory-towerness that might otherwise blur their moral vision. In short, to be just intellectuals, committed to justice as the most ethical and durable foundation of peace. — Omar Barghouti

What we've said to the girls is: 'If you guys ever decide that you're going to get a tattoo, then mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo, in the same place.' And we'll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo. — Barack Obama

one who makes no mistakes makes nothing — Giacomo Casanova

Ah, great it is to believe the dream as we stand in youth by the starry stream; but a greater thing is to fight life through and say at the end, the dream is true! — Edwin Markham

Wine glasses, like fine wines, have always been a symbol of civilized living. — Alexis Lichine

Last night when I was commenting on the FBI and the CIA, the sound went off for 27 minutes. I should have known better. — Jimmy Carter

I didn't appear to need anyone: I could do it all myself. I could do everything. I was both halves: did that mean I was whole? — Rachel Cusk

More than one-third of Mexicans in the United States own property in Mexico, nearly 80 percent send money home and 25 percent have a spouse in Mexico. Assimilation and becoming an American citizen are not the objective for many of them. — John Shadegg

One of the things that I learned in television, and one of the beauties of television, is that, if you have a strong writing staff, they rely on you just as much as you rely on them. They look to me or the other actors to help inspire them to take the character in interesting directions. — Kyle MacLachlan

When I'm home, I'm relaxed. — Marion Jones

I think you have to know how you feel when you're sad and it's healthy to mourn if a relationship ends. — Leighton Meester

But, in reality, being unhappy might also teach him something about happiness. — Francois Lelord

The three ingredients of a successful union between two ... humor, commitment & undying love. — Bill Cosby

Birthdays could be such a bummer when you were older than the country you lived in. — Lynsay Sands