"Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors."

-- Abraham Lincoln

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“On the whole, however, it is only out of pride or gross ignorance, or cowardice, that we refuse to see in the present the lineaments of times to come.”
“Every treasure is guarded by dragons. That's how you can tell it's valuable.”
“The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.”
“According to the Buddha's teaching the beginning of the life-stream of living beings is unthinkable. THe believer in the creation of life by God may be astonished at this reply. But if you were to ask him 'What is the beginning of God?' he would answer without hesitation 'God has no beginning', and he is not astonished at his own reply.”

Source : Walpola Rahula (2014). “What the Buddha Taught”, p.32, Oneworld Publications
“They [the Pilgrims] believed in freedom of thought for themselves and for all other people who believed exactly as they did.”

Source : Will Cuppy (1950). “The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody”, p.213, David R. Godine Publisher
“I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist. The truth is, I never intended to do this for a living.”
“Set your fantasies in the here and now and then, if challenged, claim to be writing Magical Realism.”
“There are agencies who are good losers, places where losing is not only accepted, it becomes part of the culture, it is expected. That is debilitating. Don't let that happen to you. At Deutsch we go into every pitch assuming we are the Yankees. It's amazing what happens when you go into a room of smart, hungry people and say, "Failure is not an option." People are galvanized.”

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