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“In 2nd grade, a girl who was a friend of mine gave me a homemade valentine. Like, a real, handwritten one!”
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“Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was.”
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“This country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy.”
Source : Le Monde, October 15, 1971.
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“Utopias have their value -- nothing so wonderfully expands the imaginative horizons of human potentialities -- but as guides to conduct they can prove literally fatal.”
Source : Isaiah Berlin (2013). “The Crooked Timber of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas”, p.15, Princeton University Press
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“Everyone who comes within the reach of your knowledge is, as it were, on trial in your mind. It is easy to be an unjust, ignorant, and even a merciless judge. The real character of the actions of others depends in great measure on the motives that prompt them, and these motives are unknown to you.”
Source : Lawrence G. Lovasik (1999). “The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time”, p.52, Sophia Institute Press
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“I'm always disappointed when I see the word 'Puritan' tossed around as shorthand for a bunch of generic, boring, stupid, judgmental killjoys. Because to me, they are very specific, fascinating, sometimes brilliant, judgmental killjoys who rarely agreed on anything except that Catholics are going to Hell.”
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“The worlds of Truth (love) and illusion (fear) are like parallel universes; with every thought we make a choice which one to inhabit”
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“A final word on self-criticism: Do not beat up on yourself. Even if you think you know your flaws, there is no need to advertise them. Most people won't have noticed.”
Source : Philip Toshio Sudo (2013). “Zen Guitar”, p.89, Simon and Schuster
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“Modern invention has banished the spinning wheel, and the same law of progress makes the woman of today a different woman from her grandmother.”
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“The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart.”
