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We want revenge. We played well against them last time, and we feel like it’s our turn Picture Quote #1

For most of recorded history, parental violence against children and men’s violence against wives was explicitly or implicitly condoned. Those who had the power to prevent and/or punish this violence through religion, law, or custom, openly or tacitly approved it..... The reason violence against women and children is finally out in the open is that activists have brought it to global attention Picture Quote #1

From the time we begin school, if not sooner, we are taught to be blind to our assets and only see our deficits. We are carefully marked on how many we got wrong on a test and, rarely if ever, asked how we know how to spell the ones we got right. By the time we are adults, we are well versed in every one of our limitations, skilled in our incompetence. If we were fish in an aquarium, it would be as if we kept smashing against the glass, and forgot the fact that we were perfectly capable of turning ever so slightly and swimming gracefully in the water all around us Picture Quote #1

The death penalty serves no one. It doesn’t serve the victims. It doesn’t serve prevention. It’s truly all about retribution... There comes a time when you have to ask if a penalty that is so permanent can be available in such an imperfect system. The only guarantee against executing the innocent is to do away with the death penalty Picture Quote #1

We can construct, deconstruct and reconstruct our sexuality any way we want: it is our privilege as thinking creatures. However, human sexuality has a specific nature, regardless of what we believe or say about it. We are more likely to be satisfied with the outcome, if we work with our biology rather than against it. We will be happier if we face reality on its own terms Picture Quote #1

... hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are. Being one place and wanting to be somewhere else... Wanting life to be different from what it is. That’s also called leaving without leaving. Dying before you die. It’s as if there is a part of you that so rails against being shattered by love that you shatter yourself first Picture Quote #1

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We are a conspiracy of hope and we are pressing back against the strong tide of oppression which for centuries has been the legacy of those of us who are labelled with mental illness. We are refusing to reduce human beings to illnesses Picture Quote #1

The snow began to fall again, drifting against the windows, politely begging entrance and then falling with disappointment to the ground Picture Quote #1

Everything in his life had come down to the sensation of her fingers against his. The person he was, the history he carried within himself, every joy and grief he had ever experienced, slipped way like an irrelevant garment. He was nothing but skin, speaking to another skin, and between the skins there was no need to find any words Picture Quote #1

Plot is merely the mechanism by which your character is forced up against her deepest fears and desires Picture Quote #1

Men make the mistake of thinking that because women can’t see the sense in violence, they must be passive creatures. It’s just not true. In one important way, at least, men are the passive sex. Given a choice, they will always opt for the status quo. They hate change of any kind, and they fight against it constantly. On the other hand, what women want is stability, which when you stop to think about it is a very different animal Picture Quote #1

The greatest barrier to own own healing is not the pain, sorrow or violence inflicted upon us as children. Our greatest hindrance is our ongoing capacity to judge, to criticize, and to bring tremendous harm to ourselves. If we can harden our heart against ourselves and meet our most tender feelings with anger and condemnation, we simultaneously armor our heart against the possibility of gentleness, love and healing Picture Quote #1

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Wouldn’t it be a tragedy to get to the top of the ladder and find you placed it against the wrong wall? Picture Quote #1

The time has come to stop beating our heads against stone walls under the illusion that we have been appointed policeman to the human race Picture Quote #1

The government needs the help of industry. But the reality is companies will balance that against their own commercial interest in a very competitive market Picture Quote #1

The word patriotism, or its equivalents and derivations, is upon everyone’s lips at the present time. It is a magic word which is thought by most people to cover any multitude of sins. To be patriotic in whatever cause is tantamount to being virtuous, while no worse charge can be brought against a man in popular estimation than to say he is unpatriotic Picture Quote #1

The revolution is the war of liberty against its enemies. The constitution is the rule of liberty against its enemies. The constitution is the rule of liberty when victorious and peaceable Picture Quote #1

I really haven’t made up my mind yet. A lot of people have encouraged me to consider running, and others have cautioned against it, saying it’s a good way to ruin your life Picture Quote #1

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First, never go against the best light you have; second, take care that your light be not darkness Picture Quote #1

Domestic violence can be so easy for people to ignore, as it often happens without any witnesses and it is sometimes easier not to get involved. Yet, by publicly speaking out against domestic violence, together we can challenge attitudes towards violence in the home and show that domestic violence is a crime and not merely unacceptable Picture Quote #1

The most effective guard against delinquency is a father who is at the same time both strict and loving Picture Quote #1

The most brutal form of domestic violence is the violence against unborn children, and this particular bill would prohibit abortions after the fetus feels pain, which is 20 weeks and older Picture Quote #1

It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers Picture Quote #1

Nobody in this world was born to be the same as anyone else. Turning people into robots, especially children, is a crime against nature itself Picture Quote #1

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Isolation and belonging are not absolute, provable states of being. They arise completely out of the nothingness within you; you measure their dimensions against your own firm or shaky sense of who you are Picture Quote #1

... although many people say it is a terrible onus to be labeled bad as a child, I thought that the opposite must be worse: If you knew early that you had wickedness in you, you could learn to accept it, if not to wrestle against it. But if you believed that you were essentially good, then when you finally found the ocean of evil in yourself, surely it would come as a terrible shock Picture Quote #1

I write a manifesto and I want nothing, yet I say certain things, and in principle I am against manifestoes, as I am also against principles Picture Quote #1

One has to guard against a formula that is good for everything, that can interpret reality in addition to the other arts, and that rather than creating can only result in a style, or a stylization Picture Quote #1

To begin with, I wanted that truth to life to possess a concrete reliability, and rejoiced most when the poem seemed most direct, an upfront representation of the world it stood in for or stood up for or stood its ground against Picture Quote #1

There is nothing in anything that I have ever written that could be reasonably construed as an incitement to violence against anyone Picture Quote #1

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We want revenge. We played well against them last time, and we feel like it’s our turn (Against Quotes) For most of recorded history, parental violence against children and men’s violence against wives was explicitly or implicitly condoned. Those who had the power to prevent and/or punish this violence through religion, law, or custom, openly or tacitly approved it..... The reason violence against women and children is finally out in the open is that activists have brought it to global attention (Against Quotes) From the time we begin school, if not sooner, we are taught to be blind to our assets and only see our deficits. We are carefully marked on how many we got wrong on a test and, rarely if ever, asked how we know how to spell the ones we got right. By the time we are adults, we are well versed in every one of our limitations, skilled in our incompetence. If we were fish in an aquarium, it would be as if we kept smashing against the glass, and forgot the fact that we were perfectly capable of turning ever so slightly and swimming gracefully in the water all around us (Against Quotes) The death penalty serves no one. It doesn’t serve the victims. It doesn’t serve prevention. It’s truly all about retribution... There comes a time when you have to ask if a penalty that is so permanent can be available in such an imperfect system. The only guarantee against executing the innocent is to do away with the death penalty (Against Quotes) We can construct, deconstruct and reconstruct our sexuality any way we want: it is our privilege as thinking creatures. However, human sexuality has a specific nature, regardless of what we believe or say about it. We are more likely to be satisfied with the outcome, if we work with our biology rather than against it. We will be happier if we face reality on its own terms (Against Quotes) ... hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are. Being one place and wanting to be somewhere else... Wanting life to be different from what it is. That’s also called leaving without leaving. Dying before you die. It’s as if there is a part of you that so rails against being shattered by love that you shatter yourself first (Against Quotes) We are a conspiracy of hope and we are pressing back against the strong tide of oppression which for centuries has been the legacy of those of us who are labelled with mental illness. We are refusing to reduce human beings to illnesses (Against Quotes) The snow began to fall again, drifting against the windows, politely begging entrance and then falling with disappointment to the ground (Against Quotes) Everything in his life had come down to the sensation of her fingers against his. The person he was, the history he carried within himself, every joy and grief he had ever experienced, slipped way like an irrelevant garment. He was nothing but skin, speaking to another skin, and between the skins there was no need to find any words (Against Quotes) Plot is merely the mechanism by which your character is forced up against her deepest fears and desires (Against Quotes) Men make the mistake of thinking that because women can’t see the sense in violence, they must be passive creatures. It’s just not true. In one important way, at least, men are the passive sex. Given a choice, they will always opt for the status quo. They hate change of any kind, and they fight against it constantly. On the other hand, what women want is stability, which when you stop to think about it is a very different animal (Against Quotes) The greatest barrier to own own healing is not the pain, sorrow or violence inflicted upon us as children. Our greatest hindrance is our ongoing capacity to judge, to criticize, and to bring tremendous harm to ourselves. If we can harden our heart against ourselves and meet our most tender feelings with anger and condemnation, we simultaneously armor our heart against the possibility of gentleness, love and healing (Against Quotes) Wouldn’t it be a tragedy to get to the top of the ladder and find you placed it against the wrong wall? (Against Quotes) The time has come to stop beating our heads against stone walls under the illusion that we have been appointed policeman to the human race (Against Quotes) The government needs the help of industry. But the reality is companies will balance that against their own commercial interest in a very competitive market (Against Quotes) The word patriotism, or its equivalents and derivations, is upon everyone’s lips at the present time. It is a magic word which is thought by most people to cover any multitude of sins. To be patriotic in whatever cause is tantamount to being virtuous, while no worse charge can be brought against a man in popular estimation than to say he is unpatriotic (Against Quotes) The revolution is the war of liberty against its enemies. The constitution is the rule of liberty against its enemies. The constitution is the rule of liberty when victorious and peaceable (Against Quotes) I really haven’t made up my mind yet. A lot of people have encouraged me to consider running, and others have cautioned against it, saying it’s a good way to ruin your life (Against Quotes) First, never go against the best light you have; second, take care that your light be not darkness (Against Quotes) Domestic violence can be so easy for people to ignore, as it often happens without any witnesses and it is sometimes easier not to get involved. Yet, by publicly speaking out against domestic violence, together we can challenge attitudes towards violence in the home and show that domestic violence is a crime and not merely unacceptable (Against Quotes) The most effective guard against delinquency is a father who is at the same time both strict and loving (Against Quotes) The most brutal form of domestic violence is the violence against unborn children, and this particular bill would prohibit abortions after the fetus feels pain, which is 20 weeks and older (Against Quotes) It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers (Against Quotes) Nobody in this world was born to be the same as anyone else. Turning people into robots, especially children, is a crime against nature itself (Against Quotes) Isolation and belonging are not absolute, provable states of being. They arise completely out of the nothingness within you; you measure their dimensions against your own firm or shaky sense of who you are (Against Quotes) ... although many people say it is a terrible onus to be labeled bad as a child, I thought that the opposite must be worse: If you knew early that you had wickedness in you, you could learn to accept it, if not to wrestle against it. But if you believed that you were essentially good, then when you finally found the ocean of evil in yourself, surely it would come as a terrible shock (Against Quotes) I write a manifesto and I want nothing, yet I say certain things, and in principle I am against manifestoes, as I am also against principles (Against Quotes) One has to guard against a formula that is good for everything, that can interpret reality in addition to the other arts, and that rather than creating can only result in a style, or a stylization (Against Quotes) To begin with, I wanted that truth to life to possess a concrete reliability, and rejoiced most when the poem seemed most direct, an upfront representation of the world it stood in for or stood up for or stood its ground against (Against Quotes) There is nothing in anything that I have ever written that could be reasonably construed as an incitement to violence against anyone (Against Quotes)

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