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Quote by George Bernard Shaw

“Keep away from books and from men who get their ideas from books, and your own books will always be fresh.”

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George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 - November 2, 1950) was an Irish-British playwright, critic, and socialist. He is renowned for his satirical and witty dramatic works. more

“Gerry Fialka's annual PXL THIS is a reliably surprising and seductive round-up of recent work achieved with the PXL 2000 camera. This humble outdated “toy” continues to bring out the visionary child in filmmakers and viewers alike, and no one has kept the PXL flame burning longer or brighter than Gerry.”

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Author:Michael Almereyda

“I would welcome a friendship with Lynne Hinton. I would welcome an invitation to sit down at her table, but mostly I would welcome her next book.”

Book Next Tables Welcome Invitations

Author:Maya Angelou

“Americans are better off in a dynamic, free-enterprise-based economy that fosters economic growth, opportunity and upward mobility instead of a stagnant, government-directed economy that stifles job creation and fosters government dependency.”

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Author:Paul Ryan

“Fascinating, often hilarious, always devastatingly truthful, The Inconvenient Indian is destined to become a classic of historical narrative. For those who wish to better understand Native peoples, it is a must read. For those who don't wish to understand, it is even more so.”

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Author:Joseph Boyden

“Only once have I been made mute. It was when a man asked me, 'Who are you?'”

Men Made Mute

Book:The New Frontier and Sand and Foam

Source: The New Frontier and Sand and Foam

“Every relationship of domination, of exploitation, of oppression is by definition violent, whether or not the violence is expressed by drastic means. In such a relationship, dominator and dominated alike are reduced to things- the former dehumanized by an excess of power, the latter by a lack of it. And things cannot love.”

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Book:Education for Critical Consciousness

Source: Education for Critical Consciousness

“It is the characteristic of privilege and of every privileged position to kill the mind and heart of men. The privileged man, whether practically or economically, is a man depraved in mind and heart.”

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Author:Mikhail Bakunin

“Never bend over for a Christian.”

Christian

Author:Frank Zappa

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