IndependenceWynton Marsalis Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change. – Wynton Marsalis Actions Quotes Change Quotes Declaration Quotes Hanging Quotes Independence Quotes Lead Quotes Nation Quotes Revolution Quotes Signed Quotes Started Quotes 6,000 people were killed, crippled, and wounded during the War of Independence. The economy was devastated – there was no milk, just milk powder. No eggs, but egg powder. Meat was only once a week. Every Fourth of July, our Declaration of Independence is produced, with a sublime indignation, to set forth the tyranny of the mother country and to challenge the admiration of the world. But what a pitiful detail of grievances does this document present in comparison with the wrongs which our slaves endure!
John Virgo People often talk about George Best and Alex Higgins as two similar personalities… but the truth is that Best did not like Alex. – John Virgo
Michel Onfray Socialists find me too far left; Trotskyites not far enough; ecologists say I am too happy eating foie gras, defending nuclear energy and GM plants; feminists find I am not enough of a woman; anarchists a petit-bourgeois who has sold out because I believe in universal suffrage. – Michel Onfray
Karamo Brown A lot of times, we look at people who have disabilities as, ‘Oh, we can’t invite these people here or there.’ And I hate that, because it’s inappropriate. It’s so weird to me when people say they don’t have friends who have disabilities. – Karamo Brown
FearShirley Jackson I have always loved to use fear, to take it and comprehend it and make it work and consolidate a situation where I was afraid and take it whole and work from there. – Shirley Jackson
Jason Witten I don’t believe in moral victories. I don’t think in pro ball they exist, and they shouldn’t exist. – Jason Witten
Ben Mendelsohn I don’t believe in the transformation myth, where if you have more success, life changes for you. – Ben Mendelsohn
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