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“because I was always arguing with him, but it wasn’t for me. Rule by committee is usually useless and frustrating. (Footnote: see Congress.) I realized that as a professional, nobody could take my financial independence away from me. If I had a law degree, I could always make a living. That was important to me. So where was all this self-esteem and self-awareness coming from? I can look back and see the seeds of who I am in my Brooklyn upbringing. My father”
― Anonymous

“I’m only a few years behind you,” she said. “It will happen to me.” “No, you’ll be fine,” Bosch said. “Your job is telling stories. Stories will always need to be told.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“WHAT FOLLOWS IS for those who want to change the world from what it is to what they believe it should be. The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away. In”
― Saul D. Alinsky, Rules for Radicals

“Predatory animals usually devour prey in order to convert flesh into fuel. Most human predators, however, seek power, not food. To destroy or damage something is to take its power. This applies equally to a political movement, a government, a campaign, a career, a marriage, a performance, a fortune, or a religion. To push a pie into the face of the world’s richest man is to take his power, if only for a moment.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence