“Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world.” MenWorldForceEnjoyTalentKingsIndependentOratory Book:Churchill By Himself Source: Churchill By Himself
“I live in New York City, where, if you're in a movie at a popular independent theater, you think you're king of the world, because you're in a bubble. So there's no way for me to properly conceive of the attention that the movie gets in a way that doesn't make me confused.” IfsThinkingWorldWayCitiesAttentionNew YorkKingsTheaterIndependentConfusedNew York CityBubbles Author:Jesse Eisenberg
“Unless you had developed a certain independence of value, a certain independent system of value, a system of values that was independent from this middle-class drive for recognition. This has been my explanation of part of [Martin Luther King] general role. So, he accepted this without too much resistance. In fact, none that I could ever see, and at certain points I was close enough to see something.” Has BeensEnoughFactsCertainValuesClassRolesToo MuchMiddleKingsIndependentIndependenceAcceptedResistanceRecognitionExplanationMiddle ClassLuther Author:Ella Baker