#themselves

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. ↗

— James Madison

#arm #forever #gives #govern #governors

For every five well-adjusted and smoothly functioning Americans, there are two who never had the chance to discover themselves. It may well be because they have never been alone with themselves. ↗

— Marya Mannes

#because #been #chance #discover #every

The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment. ↗

— Herbert Marcuse

#commodities #equipment #find #hi-fi #home

Have you ever had one of those moments when you look up and realize that you're one of those people you see on the train talking to themselves? ↗

— Marc Maron

#had #look #moments #people #realize

I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point? ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#cannot #good #i #like #make

I think everybody wants to redeem themselves after they've done something that might be considered negative. I don't think anyone wants to go to the grave negative. ↗

— Ice T

#anyone #considered #done #everybody #go

But people who think they can project themselves into deafness are mistaken because you can't. And I'm not talking about imagining what a deaf person's whole life is like I even mean just realizing what it is like for an instant. ↗

— Richard Masur

#because #deaf #deafness #even #i

Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

#crucial #experience #giving #giving up #known