"We become full human agents, capable of understanding ourselves, and hence of defining our identity, through our acquisition of rich human languages of expression."

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Source : Charles Taylor (1992). “The Ethics of Authenticity”, p.33, Harvard University Press

Charles Taylor

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“First of all, I don't think that America is truly prepared for a biological or a chemical attack. However, we are moving in the right direction.”

Source : "Rep. Saxby Chambliss: Anti-terrorism measures in the U.S". CNN Chat Room, www.cnn.com. October 2, 2001.
“I've always used Old English in certain songs.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.”

Source : David Sedaris (2010). “Naked”, p.156, Hachette UK
“God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don't have now, we don't need now.”
“Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.”
“At 13, when I was a runaway, I was taken in by the most amazing drag queens in Portland, Ore. We didn't always know where our next meal was coming from, but there was so much camaraderie and love. Not to mention, those girls could paint a face, and I learned how because of them.”

Source : "Rose McGowan On Childhood As Runaway With Drag Queens, Not Being Bi-Sexual". www.huffingtonpost.com. August 11, 2011.
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”
“Sometimes it's not even a role that's specifically written for a woman. It could be a role written for a white man or Asian man, or Latino. If it's something that I feel I could do well, I go after it. Especially if it's nothing that has to be gender or race specific, I'm all over it.”

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