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“There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were”
― Nina Simone

“What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.”
― Nina Simone, I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

“الناسُ صنفانِ: مَوتى فِي حيَاتِهِم ** وآخرُون بِبَطنِ الأرضِ أحيَـــاءُ”
― أحمد شوقي

“Don't exist.
Live.
Get out, explore.
Thrive.
Challenge authority. Challenge yourself.
Evolve.
Change forever.
Become who you say you always will. Keep moving. Don't stop. Start the revolution. Become a freedom fighter. Become a superhero. Just because everyone doesn't know your name doesn't mean you dont matter.

Become a chameleon-fit in anywhere. Be a rockstar-stand out everywhere. Do nothing, do everything. Forget everything, remember everyone. Care, don't just pretend to. Listen to everyone. Love everyone and nothing at the same time. Its impossible to be everything,but you can't stop trying to do it all.”
― Brian Krans

“كان قد قال آخر بيت من شِعره: "اشتقت شوقا كاد يقتلني"، ولم يكمل الشطر الثاني، لأن الشوق كان قد قتله بالفعل! ـ”
― محمد المنسي قنديل, وقائع عربية

“قال الرجل العجوز:

لا تنظر إلى ما يرتسم على الوجوه و لا تستمع إلى ما تقوله الألسن و لا تلتفت إلى الدموع , فكل هذا هو جلد الإنسان ,و الإنسان يغير جلده كل يوم و لكن أبحث عما هو تحت الجلد…

لا .. ليس القلب ما اعني فالقلب هو الآخر يتقلب ولهذا يسمونه قلبا ..
ولا العقل فالعقل يغير وجهة نظره كلما غير الزاوية التي ينظر منها ,
وقد يقبل اليوم ما أنكره بالأمس , ألا يبدل العلماء حتى العلماء نظرياتهم .

لا يا ولدى..إذا أردت أن تفهم أنسانا فانظر إلى فعله لحظة اختيار حر, وحينئذ سوف تفاجأ تماما فقد ..ترى القديس يزنى وقد ترى العاهرة تصلى وقد ترى الطبيب يشرب السم ,
وقد تفاجأ بصديقك يطعنك و بعدوك ينقذك ,وقد ترى الخادم سيدا في أفعاله و السيد أحقر من أحقر خادم في أعماله, و قد ترى ملوكا يرتشون و صعاليك يتصدقون.

انظر إلى الإنسان حينما يرتفع عنه الخوف وينام الحذر وتشبع الشهوة وتسقط الموانع , فتراه على حقيقته يمشى على أربع كحيوان , أو يطير بجناحين كملاك , أو يزحف كثعبان ,أو يلدغ كعقرب ,أو يأكل الطين كدود الأرض .”
― مصطفى محمود, المسيخ الدجال

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.”
― Margaret Thatcher

“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.”
― Margaret Thatcher

“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
― Margaret Thatcher

“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it.”
― Margaret Thatcher

“If you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at anytime, and would achieve nothing. ”
― Margaret Thatcher

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
― Margaret Thatcher

“I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.”
― Margaret Thatcher

“Nature is cruel but we don't have to be”
― Temple Grandin, The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's

“I am different, not less.”
― Temple Grandin

“You simply cannot tell other people they are stupid, even if they really are stupid.”
― Temple Grandin, The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's

“But my favorite of Einstein's words on religion is "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." I like this because both science and religion are needed to answer life's great questions.”
― Temple Grandin, Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism

“I don’t want my thoughts to die with me, I want to have done something. I’m not interested in power, or piles of money. I want to leave something behind. I want to make a positive contribution - know that my life has meaning.”
― Temple Grandin

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
― Margaret Mead

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
― Margaret Mead

“Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.”
― Margaret Mead

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.”
― Kurt Vonnegut

“I came from a real tough neighborhood. Once a guy pulled a knife on me. I knew he wasn't a professional, the knife had butter on it.”
― Rodney Dangerfield

“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.”
― Oscar Wilde

“If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out.”
― Lawrence Ferlinghetti