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The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie deliberate, contrived and dishonest – but the myth persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
JFK
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That was so beautiful I could cry.
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Universities exist to benefit those who are unable to attend them.
SGI President Daisaku Ikeda
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Yeah, been on a big Bukowski kick lately, had a few of his books when I was younger and really enjoyed them… Especially his book of Poetry, I think it was called “Tales of Ordinary Madness” or something similar, really good stuff.
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I am convinced that there is only one way to eliminate these serious evils, the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system oriented towards social goals. In such an economy, the means of production are owned by society and used in a planned way.
WHY SOCIALISM?
Albert Einstein
Monthly Review, New York, May 1949.
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I’m not going to argue with Einstein 
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Oh gosh no! Boston used to have old fashioned street cars where you would have to pull a cord to sound a bell and let the driver know you wanted to get off at the next stop. I hated pulling that cord because I didn’t want everyone turning around to look at me, lol. Shy much? Nope, I would never stand on top of a mountain and say, “Look at me!” Oh hell no 
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I hated pulling that damn cord too! I thought I was just nuts.
Maybe I still am - but in good company.
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The greatest gift you can give yourself is a little bit of your attention.
ANTHONY J. D’ANGELO
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You mean like when I get dressed in the morning and maybe look in the mirror when i comb my hair?
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Mark, I thought it was find the thing you can’t do and do it again and again until you get it right?
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“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try—and then quit! No use being a fool about it.”— W. C. Fields .
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The real reason that we can’t have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” and “Thou shalt not lie” in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment.
GEORGE CARLIN
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Discrimination is absolutely an evil. Those whose minds are so distorted injure the lives of others as well as themselves. Attempting to locate the “roots" of one’s identity in a particular racial or ethnic group is an illusion. It is like a mirage in the desert. Such a sense of identity only heightens distinctions between self and others, and becomes an underlying cause of conflict and strife. What is needed today is a common sense of our deeper human identity that can be shared by all. When we change the way we see ourselves as human beings, everything will change.
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In terms of finding a path toward the resolution of global issues, . . . what is most strongly required of us is the imagination that can appreciate the present crises as an opportunity to fundamentally transform the direction of history. By mustering the force of inner will and determination we can convert challenges into the fuel for positive change.
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A poor excuse is like an old bucket; doesn’t matter what shape it’s in as long as it holds water.
P.K. SHAW
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