"There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism - by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide."

-- Ayn Rand

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“Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event.”

Source : "Fragments of a Poetics of Fire (The Phoenix, a Linguistic Phenomenon)". Book by Gaston Bachelard edited by Suzanne Bachelard, 1988.
“You don't need to be a scientist to know how powerful your imagination is.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2008). “Be Who You Want, Have What You Want: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life”, p.42, BookBaby
“And that's why books are never going to die. It's impossible. It's the only time we really go into the mind of a stranger, and we find our common humanity doing this. So the book doesn't only belong to the writer, it belongs to the reader as well, and then together you make it what it is.”
“If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.”
“The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mindâ€™s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without these abilities, we cannot function. When we drink a glass of water, drive a car, or have a conversation, we are using mindfulness and awareness.”
“They were Jesuits," she told me. "That means they believe in God but not in terlet paper. You should have seen their underwear. Disgusting.”
“Being a very bad daughter, I never really took time to sit down and listen to my mother's story, and she passed away in 2003. I became very guilty and began to spend a lot of time with older people. I listened carefully to their stories.”
“Instead of using brushes all the time, try a palette knife to paint.”

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