"I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a free person and not to give in to fear. I always felt that it was my right to defend myself if I could. I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."

-- Rosa Parks

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“All these stupendous objects are daily around us; but because they are constantly exposed to our view, they never affect our minds, so natural is it for us to admire new, rather than grand objects. Therefore the vast multitude of stars which diversify the beauty of this immense body does not call the people together; but when any change happens therein, the eyes of all are fixed upon the heavens.”
“You know you've been in flow when time seems to have disappeared.”
“I'm one of those people who're good at everything but I'm not great at anything. I thought I'd be a chef or a teacher.”
“I'm reading a book, because I'm brainy. No, it is a book - if you don't know, it is like a blog except bigger.”
“Determination is the strength needed to succeed.”
“You can't fix a fundamentally broken law; you've got to replace it. That's why Congress can't save Obamacare with a few tweaks, despite what its defenders say. No quick fix can correct the main flaw: The law takes power away from patients and hands it to bureaucrats. ...”
“It's true that all men are pigs. The trick is to tame one who knows how to find truffles.”
“My study is NOT as a climatologist, but from a completely different perspective in which I am an expert â€¦ For decades, as a professional experimental test engineer, I have analyzed experimental data and watched others massage and present data. I became a cynic; My conclusion - 'if someone is aggressively selling a technical product who's merits are dependent on complex experimental data, he is likely lying'. That is true whether the product is an airplane or a Carbon Credit.”

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