#emo

The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#become #cynical #democracy #future #happen

When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#hands #lemon #lemonade #make #you

In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices should be and the better, in theory, our democracy should be. ↗

— Robert Caro

#ballot #ballot box #better #box #choices

The right of a minority is so important in a democracy. ↗

— Robert Caro

#important #minority #right

Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was demonstrated with Watergate, we as the public are absolutely right to remain suspicious, contemptuous even, of the secrecy and the misinformation which is the digest of our news. ↗

— John le Carre

#better #between #contemptuous #demonstrated #digest

He was definitely known as the foremost man killer in the West; however there's controversy about virtually every killing that he was known to have been involved in. ↗

— Keith Carradine

#been #controversy #definitely #every #foremost

I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of Western democracy at any price. ↗

— John le Carre

#any #certainly #committed #democracy #find

I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now. ↗

— Jonathan Carroll

#fond #fond memories #give #i #interesting

Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome. ↗

— Angela Carter

#come #many #memories #movies #nostalgia

I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock. ↗

— Helena Bonham Carter

#characters #damaged #drawn #emotionally #i