Ist Eine Reise Quotes

#1. That text-books be permitted in Catholic schools such as will not offend the religious views of the minority, and which from an educational standpoint shall be satisfactory to the advisory board.

Charles Tupper

#2. Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.

Mahatma Gandhi

#3. The possession of power over others is inherently destructive both to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

George Davis Herron

#4. Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.

Walter Benjamin

#5. Knowing your feelings won't change the facts, but knowing the facts can change your feelings.

Marlene Chism

#6. I think that children are acutely sensitive to injustice because they live in a world that is absolutely filled with injustice. They have very, very little power, and they are extremely aware of power relations.

Deborah Eisenberg

#7. I've never written, though I thought I wrote, never loved, though I thought I loved, never done anything but wait outside the closed door.

Marguerite Duras

#8. There is a terrible garrulousness in most American writing, legacy of the old Frontier.

Gore Vidal

#9. We must make democracy the popular creed ... If we should fail to do this, our people are bound to suffer ... That is what my father said. It is the reason why I am participating in this struggle.

Aung San Suu Kyi