Quotes of famous people

“Now you have the privilege of living in another era and you must be worthy of it.”

“Many will call me an adventurer, and that I am… only one of a different sort: one who risks his skin to prove his truths.”

“Of course there are dangers in the present situation, and not only that of dogmatism, not only that of weakening the ties with the masses midway in the great task. There is also the danger of weaknesses. If a man thinks that dedicating his entire life to the revolution means, that in return he should not have such worries as that his son lacks certain things, or that his children's shoes are worn out, or that his family lacks some necessity, then he is entering into rationalisations which open his mind to infection by the seeds of future corruption.
In our case we have maintained that our children should have or should go without those things that the children of the average man have or go without, and that our families should understand this and strive to uphold this standard. The revolution is made through man, but man must forge his revolutionary spirit day by day.”

“I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting.”

“Our task is to prevent the present generation, torn asunder by its conflicts, from becoming perverted and from perverting new generations.”

“We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.”

“The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated.”

“Be realistic, demand the impossible!”

“Every day People straighten up the hair, why not the heart?”

“I would rather die standing up to live life on my knees.”

“If the world really looks like that I will paint no more!”

“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece”

“They say that death kills you, But death doesn't kill you. Boredom and indifference kill you.”

“I discovered the existence of an underground... This underground only occasionally intermingles in part with the worlds of business, science, politics, academia, and the so-called arts... it definitely...infiltrates all of Western civilization.... one thing is usually certain: members of this underground who are respected in their communities don't talk about the interest or beliefs that qualify them for membership unless they know you too are in the club. They have learned from experience that to be outspoken brings censure —from their ministers, customers, employers, or even friends... They are found in all walks of life: scientists, psychiatrists, physicians, housewives, college students, businessmen, teenagers, and at least a few ministers in formal religions... They gather in small groups, quietly and often semi-secretly... usually discuss affairs of the underground only with other members... All are to some degree emotionally and intellectually dedicated to a cause. Finally, the underground has its own literature, language, technology, and to some extent demigods.”

“If you believe in science [evolution] you must have a rather strong faith.”

“There will remain the trace of Trump and right-wing policies: warped decisions, brutal words, and the habit of treating human dignity as a nuisance.”

“Then will come the excuse of those who supported this New World, saying they did not know, that it was exaggerated, that they were only defending order.”

“And there will remain the uncomfortable memory, the precise recollection of the day when, following Trump and his policies, they accepted the unacceptable without questioning it.”

“When he was asked what advantage had accrued to him from philosophy, his answer was, “The ability to hold converse with myself.””