"Me"? I know a lot of "me's," actually, so which one are you?"

-- Aya Nakahara

“Just as the child must trust his mother, the white belt must believe in the good will of his instructor. There will be a time for questioning, but for now he must focus and train.”
“How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!”
“I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them with ease. And then along came Obama.”
“If a man successful in business expends a part of his income in things of no real use, while the poor employed by him pass through difficulties in getting the necessaries of life, this requires his serious attention.”

Source : John Woolman (1838). “A Journal of the Life and Travels of John Woolman: In the Service of the Gospel”, p.314
“Life seems somehow less shocking, painful, and lonely - and more hopeful, agreeable, and beautiful - when our experiences are confirmed by those of others. Although each of us is unique, there are familiar responses and doubts and joys that let us know we have kin. We are not, after all, too strange to live.”
“Personally, I am dead against the burning of books.”

Source : Augustine Birrell (1922). “The collected essays & addresses of the Rt. Hon. Augustine Birrell, 1880-1920 ...”
“People in power need to control others in order to maintain power. One of the ways to do that is to take that which is threatening and demonize it.”
“Taste is an evolution and refinement of oneâ€™s personal likes and dislikes. This evolution takes place with a constant curiosity and interest in everything. The editing consequently refines the choices and defines taste.”

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