The United States is truly remarkable, a nation founded on a set of Enlightenment ideals so beautifully expressed by the Declaration of Independence and codified in the U.S. Constitution. We should feel good about our ideals, even when we don't quite manage to live up to them.
Risk means 'shit happens' or 'good luck
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Toba Beta
It was the moment I realized what music can do to people, how it can make you hurt and feel so good all at once.
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Nina Lacour
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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Diogenes Of Sinope
Everything in life has some good in it. And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more--it's sad, but that's the truth.
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Banana Yoshimoto
The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It’s for their own good.
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Sophie Kinsella
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Now what is the will of God? That's the big question. You can't say the will of God is to disrespect your fellow man. You can't say the will of God is to disrespect His creations, and you can't say the will of God is...
I don't like the way our community throws the word around like it's water, because it's a derogatory term. A lot of times people come up to me and say, "What's up my nigger?" I'll respond, "Nah, wait a minute. What?" "Oh, oh, what's up...
The United States is like one big jail for Black people, because we're locked into a mentality and a mindset that limits our potential. It has us against us.
I spread the message of hope and of unity. That's what gets me up in the morning. I can tell you what is wrong, but I can't tell you how to fix it. I'm a raptivist, not a politician. I deal in hope.
You have to wait for people to program you. The only difference is the amount of people that you're going to reach but that's going to even out in the next two or three years anyway. Computers are being bought faster than televisions right now.
