"Human beings can be redeemed. Empires cannot. Our refusal to face the truth about empire, our refusal to defy the multitudinous crimes and atrocities of empire, has brought about the nightmare Malcolm predicted. And as the Digital Age and our post-literate society implant a terrifying historical amnesia, these crimes are erased as swiftly as they are committed."

-- Chris Hedges

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“The measure of a man cannot be whether he ever makes mistakes, because he will make mistakes. It's what he does in response to his mistakes. The same is true of companies. We have to apologize, we have to fix the problem, and we have to learn from our mistakes.”
“A handful of sand is an anthology of the universe.”
“Do you think 'Duke' is a good name?' she asked. His face blanked for a second before it cleared. He glanced at the dog in consideration. 'I don't think so. He would outrank me.”
“Hard work does not go unnoticed, and someday the rewards will follow.”
“The people who know the sort of personality or persona that I give across more on Twitter just realize that I'm just being messy and I'm just snatching wigs.”

Source : Source: www.nydailynews.com
“I often think we're most happy when we forget the time,”

Source : "Renowned Travel Writer Pico Iyer’s Favorite Place To Visit Will Surprise You". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 5, 2015.
“I have never, ever sought validation from the arbiters of British poetic taste,”
“It's okay to learn from every experience, and it's okay to make mistakes.”

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