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My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#democracy #experience #fear #having #lived

I want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#black #different #everyone #i #red

This scepticism is the same scepticism I heard a generation ago in the USSR when few thought that a democratic transformation behind the iron curtain was possible. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#behind #curtain #democratic #few #generation

Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#determine #dissent #fear #free #free society

When you look good, you feel good. Confidence with what you're wearing is very important. If you feel good, you will always perform your best without worrying about anything. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#always #anything #best #confidence #feel

If you're able to help some people and make them smile and make them realize that life is good, then that's worth so much more than buying a pair of shoes. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#buying #good #help #life #make

I love to eat, and if I could, I'd eat every second of my life. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#eat #every #every second #i #i love

I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I'm in America I feel Russian. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#definitely #even #feel #i #i feel

I think when you know what you are going to wear, it fits and it's great material, then you feel confident in it. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#feel #fits #going #great #great material

I'm never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#i #life #makes #my life #never