Some were seasoned politicians and veteran protest leaders. Others were academics, unionists and health care workers. They hailed from different generations and held a range of political views, but were brought together by what they say was a shared commitment to Hong Kong's democratic future.
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DannyBoy
I don’t know how to act my age because I’ve never been this old before.
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submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 04:48:01
The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 05:54:01
Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 06:24:01
If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the up button. – Sam Levenson
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 01:06:01
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 02:24:01
Your creative potential seems limitless.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 02:57:01
I never apologize. I’m sorry, but that’s just the way I am.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 03:03:01
Man who goes to bed with an itchy butt . . . wakes up with a stinky finger!
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 04:42:01
IRS: We’ve got what it takes to take what you have got.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 05:24:01
Girl you're crying, 'cause you're lying / To my face (I'm not dumb) / Stop lying to me about seeing a man
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 06:36:01
Politicians are people who, when they see the light at the end of a tunnel, order more tunnel.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 06:39:01
Lying is not a simple matter. A lie can be motivated by many emotions and intentions, from maliciousness to kindness.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 08:33:01
Every smile that you fake, when denying / Baby, I know when you're lying / And baby I don't buy it
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 10:00:02
Sometimes we as human beings have to realizes what's more important to us. If you really love someone never cheat on them or tell lies in a relationship or marriage, you never know when the lies will catch up with you.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 10:30:01
Don't let negative and toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and kick them out.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 12:30:01
Integrity in turn creates the trust that we need for ordinary social and political intercourse.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 01:27:01
You couldn't get a clue during the clue-mating season in a field full of horny clues if you smeared your body with clue musk and did the clue mating dance.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 02:48:01
I love my computer because all my friends live inside it.
submitted 9 Months ago, Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 07:45:01
I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up and handle it.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 12:09:01
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself...you can always write a book.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 12:36:01
He's so optimistic he'd buy a burial suit with two pairs of pants.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 01:48:01
You can tell me you're telling the truth / That you don't wanna make me a fool / And baby you know I pay along / Now you're telling me you're sorry / Well don't start lying to me now
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 04:18:01
To everyone battling a difficulty or under attack right now, smile, keep your head up, keep moving and stay positive, you'll get through it.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 05:36:02
Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody's watching, and doing as you say you would do.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 06:12:02
Man doesn’t know what he is capable of until he is asked.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 07:57:01
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 08:51:01
I don't have time to distinguish between the unfortunate and the incompetent.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 08:57:01
There are two things that are important in politics. The first is money...and I can't remember what the other one is.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 09:09:01
The people you love are lucky to have you in their lives.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 09:12:01
After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says W T F.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 12:45:01
Life’s biggest struggle: I need to pee, but I don’t want to get out of bed.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 05:39:01
We must also look into our feelings of grief and loss. When we accept that everything is constantly changing, when we accept the inevitability that people and animals die, we can deal with pain in a much better fashion.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 07:15:01
Toxic people ruin family gatherings. They assault friendships. They can run businesses into the ground.
submitted 9 Months ago, Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 09:42:01
It is not my fault that I never learned to accept responsibility!
submitted 9 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 03:21:01
I didn’t mean to push all your buttons, I was just looking for the mute button.
submitted 9 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 03:51:01
Be strong, I whispered to my WiFi signal.
submitted 9 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 06:24:01
You can tell me you're telling the truth / That you don't wanna make me a fool / And baby you know I pay along / Now you're telling me you're sorry / Well don't start lying to me now
submitted 9 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 07:48:01
It was easier to lie with a gesture than a word.
submitted 9 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 08:33:01
You can’t have everything, where would you put it? – Steven Alexander Wright
submitted 9 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 08:36:02
Most obstacles melt away when we make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
submitted 8 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 11:39:01
As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools.
submitted 8 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 02:06:01
A question that often comes up in my practice is whether people who have affairs are liars. Of course they are.
submitted 8 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 03:39:01
It is easier to avoid the effects of others' negativity when we question if an action or attitude is appropriately directed at us. If it isn't, we can choose to sidestep it and let it pass.
submitted 8 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 04:24:01
Don't wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.
submitted 8 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 05:03:01
Horse sense is a good judgment which keeps horses from betting on people.
submitted 8 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 08:18:01
Always hold your head up high, even if on the inside you're about to cry. Pretend that nothing is wrong at all. Close your eyes before you fall. If you can't see it, it's not there.
submitted 8 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 10:42:01
The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. – Robert Bloch
submitted 8 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 11:09:01
I have Alzheimer’s bulimia, first I eat everything in sight and then I forget to puke. – Cindy from Marzahn
submitted 8 Months ago, Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 11:24:01
Political correctness is the the inability to state certain truths because they may offend certain people.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 12:12:01
Join The Army. Visit exotic places, meet strange people, then kill them.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 01:48:01
I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 05:42:01
When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 10:42:01
Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it away from you.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 11:42:01
Man doesn’t know what he is capable of until he is asked.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 11:48:01
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 12:00:01
The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 01:45:01
Can you know what's true? / Living lies that kept me close to you / Lying is letting you go
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 03:00:01
In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 05:30:01
Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 07:21:01
Either you run the day, or the day runs you.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 07:36:01
Chin up, Max. It's better to be sad than dead.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 08:33:01
If someone is trying to control you, that itself is toxic.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 09:48:01
We must also look into our feelings of grief and loss. When we accept that everything is constantly changing, when we accept the inevitability that people and animals die, we can deal with pain in a much better fashion.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 09:57:02
Yesterday I did nothing and today I’m finishing what I did yesterday.
submitted 8 Months ago, Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 10:09:01
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Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.
pentagon | Oct 4, 2023 at 11:21
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pentagon | Oct 4, 2023 at 11:12
Politics is made up of to words; 'poli,' which is Greek for 'many,' and 'tics' which are blood-sucking insects
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When a toxic person doesn't get his or her way, their next gambit is often to make your motives sound sinister.
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Having integrity in some way contributes to the wholeness or completeness of a person and leads to consistency in thought and action over time.
DannyBoy | Oct 4, 2023 at 10:12