"There are two threats to reason, the opinion that one knows the truth about the most important things and the opinion that there is no truth about them. Both of these opinions are fatal to philosophy; the first asserts that the quest for truth is unnecessary, while the second asserts that it is impossible. The Socratic knowledge of ignorance, which I take to be the beginning point of all philosophy, defines the sensible middle ground between two extremes."

-- Allan Bloom

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“The ultra-right would have us believe that families are in trouble because of humanism, feminism, secular education, or sexual liberation, but the consensus of Americans is that what tears families apart is unemployment, inflation, and financial worries.”
“Dear Mother, dear Mother, the Church is cold, But the Ale-house is healthy and pleasant and warm.”
“I don't consider myself a very interesting person. I have the mentality of a supporting actor.”

Source : "Shearwater". Interview with Jason Crock, pitchfork.com. April 24, 2007.
“Hope is not a prediction of the future, it's a declaration of what is possible.”
“I think a lot of people just assumed I came to L.A. to do more television and get into show business.”
“We all deal with issues of time. The first thing you do in the morning is look at the clock to see what time it is.”
“Today I send this message to every emerging global corporation: "justice; family, community, and union" are the same in every language and, wherever you go and whatever you do, a new global labor movement is coming to find you.”
“I would say, from an all-around point of view, Bruce Springsteen is one of the two great poet lords of America, Bob Dylan, coming out of the music world, the two of them.”

Source : "Clive Davis in No Spin Zone". "The O'Reilly Factor" with Bill O'Reilly, www.foxnews.com. March 07, 2013.

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