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Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue. ↗

— Alexei Navalny

#artists #believe #campaign #concern #conservative

We've grown accustomed to injustice in Russia. People are constantly being arrested unlawfully. ↗

— Alexei Navalny

#arrested #being #constantly #grown #injustice

For what was your gesture? An act of pure love for Jesus particularly. It was an act so completely focused upon the Christ that not a dram of worldly benefit was gained thereby. Nothing could justify the spillage of some three hundred days' wages, except love alone. [...] The disciples, in fact, were offended by an act that produced nothing, accomplished nothing, fed no poor, served no need. They reproached you as a wastrel. They were offended by the absurd, an act devoted absolutely to love, to love alone. But Jesus called it 'beautiful. ↗

— Walter Wangerin Jr.

#the-passion #beauty

For me, it doesn't matter how difficult something is, it doesn't matter how impressive it is, it's what sounds best that really counts. ↗

— Dave Navarro

#counts #difficult #how #impressive #matter

Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat. ↗

— Martina Navratilova

#i #just #know #look #meat

The more people come out, the less it will be an issue. ↗

— Martina Navratilova

#issue #less #more #more people #out

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law. ↗

— Gloria Naylor

#accountability #american #american people #community #congress

Interethnic and spiritual accord is our strategic resource, the basis for progress of our society and state. ↗

— Nursultan Nazarbayev

#basis #our #progress #resource #society

The process is intense and the producers, who are intelligent men, are bringing in new people for a fresh look at a complicated project that has been in the making for 10 years. ↗

— Ednita Nazario

#bringing #complicated #fresh #fresh look #intelligent

So it is necessary that we should learn to be alone. ↗

— Anna Neagle

#learn #necessary #should