“I've always seen my campaigns against corruption as political work of a purer form than what opposition leaders usually do. All they do is hold roundtables and release political statements, which is all well and good. But there are concrete things that need to get done in order to achieve the basic goal of every opposition politician.” NeedsWellsDoneFormPoliticalOrderGoalLeaderAchievePoliticianCorruptionCampaignsStatementsReleaseOppositionConcrete Author:Alexei Navalny
“Make friends with guilt. Guilt is a beautiful emotion that alerts us when something is wrong so that we may achieve peace with our conscience. Without conscience there would be no morality. So we can greet guilt cordially and with acceptance, just as we do all other emotions. After we respond to guilt, it has done its job and we can release it.” MayDoneWould BeJobsBeautifulEmotionAchieveAcceptanceMoralityConscienceGuiltRelease Book:10 Simple Solutions for Building Self-Esteem: How to End Self-Doubt, Gain Confidence, & Create a Positive Self-Image Source: 10 Simple Solutions for Building Self-Esteem: How to End Self-Doubt, Gain Confidence, & Create a Positive Self-Image
“The people have said yes to change and reform. The majority of the Palestinians have said yes to the slogan, 'Islam is the solution.' The people also voted in favor of our policy of resistance and against the occupation. Our policy is designed to defend Jerusalem, achieve the right of return for all refugees and the release of our prisoners.” PeopleSaidAchievePolicyReturnSolutionsMajorityIslamFavorsResistanceReleaseReformOccupationPrisonerPalestinianRefugeeSlogansJerusalem Author:Ismail Haniyeh
“To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist. One must be willing to release one's mind and soul from one's body to achieve ecstasy through music. Qawwali is enlightenment itself.” MindSoulBodyArtistAchieveWillingEnlightenmentReleaseEcstasyPerformersBeing An Artist Author:Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
“A free society releases the energies and abilities of people to pursue their own objectives. It prevents some people from arbitrarily suppressing others. It does not prevent some people from achieving positions of privilege, but so long as freedom is maintained, it prevents those positions of privilege from becoming institutionalized; they are subject to continued attack by other able, ambitious people.” PeopleLongDoeAbleEnergyAbilityAchieveSubjectsPositionBecomingPrivilegeObjectivesPursueReleaseAmbitiousFree SocietySuppressing Author:Milton Friedman
“I think the WikiLeaks releases furnish us with an opportunity to observe the upper reaches of the American status hierarchy in all its righteousness and majesty. High-achieving colleagues attempting to get jobs for their high-achieving children. Foundation executives doing fine and noble things. Prizes, of course, and high academic achievement.” ThinkingChildrenJobsCoursesOpportunityAchieveFineAchievementFoundationNobleReleasePrizeExecutivesRighteousnessAcademicColleaguesHierarchyAttemptingMajestyWikileaksAcademic Achievement Author:Thomas Frank