Optimist, Prisoner of Hope, Cornel West

“I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope.” ― Cornel West

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/6176.Cornel_West.

Ninety-Eight Percent, Decent, Hard-Working, Other Two Percent, Publicity, Elected, Lily Tomlin

“Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.” - Lily Tomlin

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 92.

Applying Pressure, Government, Despair, Resignation, Indifference, Elie Wiesel

"It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government. But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is not an answer. Neither is resignation. Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment." - Elie Wiesel

This can be found at http://www.wisdomquotes.com/authors/elie-wiesel/.

Facing It, Get Through, Joseph Conrad

"Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it." - Joseph Conrad

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/josephconr156719.html.

Single, Born That Way, Mae West

“I'm single because I was born that way.” - Mae West

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 115.

Forgive a Child, Afraid of the Dark, Plato

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― Plato

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/879.Plato.

Responsibility of Intellectuals, Speak the Truth, Expose Lies, Noam Chomsky

“It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.” ― Noam Chomsky

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2476.Noam_Chomsky.