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Majora Carter Quote: “One thing I noticed working in…”

One thing I noticed working in the Bronx is that leaders come in the craziest places. They don’t always show up at community board meetings. Sometimes it’s just the guys on the corner that the boys on the block respect.

October 26, 2021 1966, American, Majora Carter, October 27, Quotes by Activists

Irving Layton Quote: “When you argue with your inferiors…”

When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.

October 22, 2021 1912, Canadian, Irving Layton, March 12, Quotes by Poets

Socrates Quote: “I am the wisest man alive…”

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

October 16, 2021 469 BC, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers, Socrates

Cesare Pavese Quote: “One must look for one thing…”

One must look for one thing only, to find many.

October 10, 2021 1908, Cesare Pavese, Italian, Quotes by Poets, September 9

Countee Cullen Quote: “For we must be one thing…”

For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth.

October 9, 2021 1903, American, Countee Cullen, March 30, Quotes by Poets

Lysander Spooner Quote: “But whether the Constitution really be…”

But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist.

October 8, 2021 1808, American, January 19, Lysander Spooner, Quotes by Philosophers

Thomas Bailey Aldrich Quote: “To the mass of mankind – …”

To the mass of mankind – meaning also womankind – marriage may be the only possible thing; but to the individual, it may be the one thing impossible.

October 7, 2021 1836, American, November 11, Quotes by Poets, Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Bertolt Brecht Quote: “The law was made for one…”

The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don’t understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.

September 28, 2021 1898, Bertolt Brecht, February 10, German, Quotes by Poets

Samuel P. Huntington Quote: “It was one thing to contain…”

It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in. But will Japan and other Asian countries be willing to join in the containment of China?

September 16, 2021 1927, American, April 18, Quotes by Sociologists, Samuel P. Huntington

Soren Kierkegaard Quote: “Purity of heart is to will…”

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

September 2, 2021 1813, Danish, May 5, Quotes by Philosophers, Soren Kierkegaard

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