#ran

Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics,' as if that makes someone cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable. ↗

— Bill Maher

#blindly #bragging #cleaner #derelict #duty

One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#been #effect #had #into #languages

Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power. ↗

— Maimonides

#almighty #both #comparison #existence #greatness

Five years ago, Samira did not want to continue in the regular school system in Iran. To help her with her education, I set up a home school. It wasn't just for my family, it was open to other friends. ↗

— Mohsen Makhmalbaf

#continue #did #education #family #five

Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression. ↗

— Malcolm X

#defense #freedom #greater #oppression #power

God transforms, so to speak, this air into words, into various sounds. He makes you understand these various sounds through the modifications by which you are affected. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

#air #god #into #makes #modifications

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music. ↗

— Jim Capaldi

#desire #had #music #range #such

I think we're a deeper team, a better team, we still have work to do... nothing is guaranteed, but hopefully we got the mentality to play on the road, and we're starting to get our home thing back in order now-if we can do that we'll be just fine. ↗

— Karl Malone

#better #deeper #fine #get #got

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#closer #debate #emerge #end #engage

I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after many years of tyranny, exploitation and oppression of my people by the whites. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#any #arisen #assessment #because #calm