"Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people."
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"Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are, beyond any question, the most formidable and most remarkable race which has appeared in the world.— Winston S. Churchill"
"Philosophy ought to question the basic assumptions of the age. Thinking through, critically and carefully, what most of us take for granted is, I believe, the chief task of philosophy, and the task that makes philosophy a worthwhile activity."
"Love demands everything, they say, but my love demands only this: that no matter what happens or how long it takes, you`ll keep faith in me, you`ll remember who we are, and you`ll never feel despair."
"One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion."
"True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward besides God Himself, I may get my reward but I cannot be happy."
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."
"A man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind."
"Great hopes make great men."
"He who writes well runs the civilization. Everyone else does the grunt work."
"The problem with people is they forget that most of the time it's the small things that count."
"Even in Siberia there is happiness."
"I'm beginning to think that to hope isn't the same as to expect something. To hope is to believe that life is an acceptable chaos."
"Life is like a game of chess.To win you have to make a move.Knowing which move to make comes with IN-SIGHTand knowledge, and by learning the lessons that areacculated along the way.We become each and every piece within the game called life!"
"Angry people are not always wise."
"Sometimes I think it is my mission to bring faith to the faithless, and doubt to the faithful."
"I realized that the good stories were affecting the organs of my body in various ways, and the really good ones were stimulating more than one organ. An effective story grabs your gut, tightens your throat, makes your heart race and your lungs pump, brings tears to your eyes or an explosion of laughter to your lips."
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it."
"It is during our failures that we discover our true desire for success."
"If you've had the right kind of education, it's amazing how many things you can find to feel guilty about."
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