"We are a diverse country, but we are one country. And we are at our best when we come together as Americans, not despite our differences, but in celebration of them."

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Source : Jared Polis Speech Text: Read The Congressman’s Democratic Convention Speech, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 4, 2012.

Jared Polis

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“When I was taking art history I was always angry that we would skip certain chapters because "it wasn't important." Like, "Let's skip over the Japanese. Let's just get to Giotto, because that's where everything begins." It's like, no. Everything is relevant to me.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I actually feel that the different kinds of stories come out of different parts of my brain.”
“The way before you is being prepared, so that you may stand up!”
“False liberty is also a reason that people fabricate doctrines that say that you don't need to suffer. One such doctrine is the one that states that Jesus has done everything, so we need not do anything that opposes our flesh or self-will. False liberty is also manifest when people scorn souls who are striving to live a God-fearing life, saying that these live in bondage.”
“Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting; The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar;”
“I know, in my soul, that to eat a creature who is raised to be eaten, and who never has a chance to be a real being, is unhealthy. It's like...you're just eating misery. You're eating a bitter life.”
“There arenâ€™t many sure things in life, but one thing I know for sure is that you have to deal with the consequences of your actions. You have to follow through on some things.”
“Deep in the wild mountains, is a strange marketplace,where you can trade the hassle and noise of everyday life, for eternal Light.”

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