"Americanism is not a matter of skin or color."

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Source : "Sen. Daniel Inouye On Pearl Harbor, After 70 Years". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. December 7, 2011.

Daniel Inouye

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“I always felt that my work hadn't much to do with art; my admirations for other art had very little room to show themselves in my work because I hoped that if I concentrated enough the intensity of scrutiny alone would force life into the pictures. I ignored the fact that art, after all, derives from art. Now I realize that this is the case.”
“Pointing fingers, trying to catch each other in scandal does not bring honor to this House.”
“As Eastern thought has begun to interest a significant number of people, and meditation is no longer viewed with ridicule or suspicion, mysticism is being token seriously even within the scientific community An increasing number of scientists are aware that mystical thought provides a consistent and relevant philosophical back ground to the theories of Contemporary science, a conception of the world in which the scientific discoveries of men and women can be in perfect harmony with their SpirItual aims and religious beliefs.”
“Reason deceives us; conscience, never.”
“One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.”
“The best innovation comes from inclusive work environments that foster diverse ideas, nurture people with diverse talent and backgrounds, and create strong relationships with diverse communities.”
“If I haven't anything to write, I am just as anxious to 'take my pen in hand' as though I had a message to deliver, a cause to plead, or a problem to unfold. Nothing but writing rests me; only then do I seem completely myself!”
“I've always found women more loyal, more disciplined, less neurotic, more hardworking. I just think they're perfect colleagues. Whereas, God knows, I've dealt with plenty of neurotic men.”

Source : "The view from Hastings" by Geraldine Bedell, www.theguardian.com. October 12, 2002.

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