"Democracy is not an incident that happens overnight, nor a gift that America can give to the world. It is a culture which needs peace to evolve."

-- Shirin Ebadi

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“The idea is to die young as late as possible.”
“Religions are the training wheels of self enlightenment. They can be helpful in the beginning but at some point they must be let go.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 17, 2014
“The mountains are so beautiful they make me ache inside because the moment I look away I know I shall need to see them again. And I cannot spend the rest of my life standing on the spot starting at shifting sunlight and mist and shadows across the sea.”

Source : Anne Perry (2010). “A Breach of Promise: A William Monk Novel”, p.57, Ballantine Books
“If writers possess a common temperament, it's that they tend to be shy egomaniacs; publicity is the spotlight they suffer for the recognition they crave.”

Source : Gail Caldwell (2010). “Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship”, p.17, Random House
“There's nothing you can tell me that will change how I feel about you. Nothing. Because that isn't you. It's never been you. You're the woman I've come to know. The woman I love.”
“Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts.”
“There was no such thing as defeat if you didn't accept it.”
“There is no point drumming up noise about a cause, if you are not willing to take a beating for it.”

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