"Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it's very difficult to empathize across a moral divide"

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Source : Jonathan Haidt (2012). “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion”, p.49, Vintage

Jonathan Haidt

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“Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.”

Source : 1849 'Nationality in Literature', in the North American Review, Jul.
“I love English rock music the best and have always been fascinated by The Clash, especially Joe Strummer, their singer.”
“I believe the doctrine of election, because I am quite sure that if God had not chosen me I should never have chosen him; and I am sure he chose me before I was born, or else he never would have chosen me afterwards; and he must have elected me for reasons unknown to me, for I never could find any reason in myself why he should have looked upon me with special love.”
“I can express no better hope for my country than that the kind Providence which smiled upon our fathers may enable their children to preserve the blessings they have inherited.”

Source : George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, James Knox Polk, Zachary Taylor, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Milhous Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama (2017). “Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States - Complete Edition”, p.110, e-artnow sro
“The New England Journal of Medicine reports that 9 out of 10 doctors agree that 1 out of 10 doctors is an idiot.”
“Nurturing and fulfilling, Marsala is a natural fit for the kitchen and dining room â€“ making it ideal for tabletop, small appliances, and linens throughout the home,”

Source : "Pantone Reveals Color of the Year for 2015: PANTONE 18-1438 Marsala". www.pantone.com. December 4, 2014.
“An artist is a man who says a difficult thing in a simple way”
“Be tenacious. One thing that has allowed me to have some level of success is that I am fine with cold-calling people. It doesn't scare me to call someone who has no idea who I am and say I'd love to take you to lunch.”

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