“For me to be pompous is the most horrible thing in the world. It's like putting a wall around you. It screws you up. You'd better be willing to change your views or adapt and be modern.” WorldViewsModernWillingWallHorribleScrewsHorrible ThingsPompousScrew YouWilling To Change Author:Jean Pigozzi
“The whole land seems aroused to discussion on the province of woman, and I am glad of it. We are willing to bear the brunt of thestorm, if we can only be the means of making a break in that wall of public opinion which lies right in the way of woman's rights, true dignity, honor and usefulness.” IfsWayMeanWholeSeemsLyingOpinionBreakRightsLandWillingWallBearsHonorDignityGladDiscussionWomens RightsPublic OpinionUsefulnessProvinces Author:Angelina Grimke
“There are a lot of doors that still get shut, and there are a lot of walls to still breach. But, the stuff that does come across to me, or that I hear about or read about, that I'm willing to go out there and fight for, I still have to go audition. I do have a certain leeway to choose, from that group, what I want to say, as an artist.” WantDoeStillsArtistCertainFightingStuffDoorsGroupsWillingWallAuditionsBreach Author:Jimmy Smits
“I wonder why anyone would hesitate to be generous with their writing. I mean, if you really want to make a living, go to Wall Street and trade oil futures ... We're writers. We're doing something that is inherently a generous act. We're exposing ourselves to the muse and to the things that frighten us. Why do that if you're not willing to be generous? And paradoxically, almost ironically, it turns out that the more generous you are, the more money you make. But that's secondary. For me, the privilege of being generous is why I get to do this.” IfsWantWritingMeanTurnsWonderStreetsWillingWallTradePrivilegeOilGenerousMore MoneyMuseExposingBeing Generous Author:Seth Godin
“I realize that my opinion is my opinion, not everybody has to believe it and I never tried to shove anything down anyone's throat, but I was willing to take that to the trenches if you know what I mean. I took that opinion to the wall, often in public, often had to... I often had to fight in public with the very same people who I was trying to convince to play my records!” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingBelieveMeanPlayFightingRealizingOpinionRecordsWillingWallConvinceThroatTrenches Author:Bernie Finkelstein
“As inequality grows, the basic bonds of social fraternity are fraying - as we discussed in regard to Occupy Wall Street. As tensions increase, people will become more willing to engage in protest. But that moment is not now.” PeopleMomentsSocialGrowsStreetsWillingWallIncreaseRegardInequalityTensionProtestThat MomentFraternityOccupy Wall Street Author:Edward Snowden