"A more detailed world is a more complicated and complex one, and therefore a more empathetic one. I feel Gord's Downie lyrics are exceptionally empathetic, or that's what they accomplish. The fact that they can cross all those cultural cliques and boundaries really amplifies that, to me."

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Source : Source: www.macleans.ca

John K. Samson

#World Quotes #Complicated Quotes #Boundaries Quotes

“Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people”
“The true men of action in our time, those who transform the world, are not the politicians and statesmen, but the scientists”
“To reject revelational epistemology is to commit yourself to defending the truth of autonomous epistemology.”
“Do not waste time trying to overcome your weaknesses and failures. Simply raise your consciousness, transcend and free your thoughts from limitation and illusion, and find within the very center of your being a wholeness and completeness! Cease wallowing in your imperfections and never accept limitations! Aim high, and you will get there. It is only your thoughts that hold you back.”
“Some women are naturally thin. But there needs to be an appreciation for a variety of types of women because we don't all come in one package. We're not pre-destined to all be a size six.”
“If work is no antidote to death, nor a denial of it, death is a powerful stimulus to work. Get done what you can.”

Source : Donald Hall (2012). “Life Work”, p.68, Beacon Press
“National Defense A strong USA defense brought down the Soviet Union. It was Ronald Reagan - first in a speech at Notre Dame University in May 1981, then his 'Evil Empire' speech of March 1983 - who most eloquently declared communism's imminent demise. Reagan was right. And even Soviet officials attribute Ronald Reagan's rhetoric and foreign policy to bringing down that 'evil empire.' By Christmas Day, 1990, the Soviet Union ceased to exist. Liberals wished it were other things.”
“I am the glorious sun, the ocean laden with pearls.Â Within my heart is the grandeur of heaven.”

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