Revolutionaries see history as a creation of their own spirit, as being made up of a continuous series of violent tugs at the other forces of society – both active and passive, and they prepare the maximum of favourable conditions for the definitive tug.
~ Antonio Gramsci
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The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—’tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.
~ Mark Twain
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Question: Which five American states had the smallest populations in the year 2005.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
~ Simone Weil
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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
~ Henry David Thoreau
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A fate is not a punishment.
~ Albert Camus
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In the creative act, the artist goes from intention to realization through a chain of totally subjective reactions.
~ Marcel Duchamp
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