"The Civil Rights Commission should never have been brought into existence. It has been most prejudiced in its viewpoint, and has fomented trouble and racial disturbance since its inception. It should be abolished, not extended."

-- John Sparkman

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“Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that day dreams with your eyes wide open are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe it.”

Source : L. Frank Baum (2016). “THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ – Complete Collection: 16 Novels in One Premium Edition (Fantasy Classics Series): The most Beloved Children’s Books about the Adventures in the Magical Land of Oz”, p.1598, e-artnow
“If you're going to break the rules, you might as well break them correctly.”
“How do you recover from an extraordinary loss? Take stock of the loved ones around you. Hug them, love them, and cherish them. When you appreciate the joys in your life, it makes sorrow that much easier to swallow. Every day is a new day. Hope floats, so let it rise. God is love.”
“Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things.”
“If you are offered the opportunity to do something that you donâ€™t know how to do â€“ say yes, dive in and do it anyway.”
“With unfailing consistency, U.S. intervention has been on the side of the rich and powerful of various nations at the expense of the poor and needy. Rather than strengthening democracies, U.S. leaders have overthrown numerous democratically elected governments or other populist regimes in dozens of countries ... whenever these nations give evidence of putting the interests of their people ahead of the interests of multinational corporate interests.”
“God became man so that man might become a god.”
“When you get a critique, people think you're criticizing them but it's really an intellectual conversation. You can't get emotionally attached.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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