"A private Life is to be preferrd; the Honour and Gain of publick Posts, bearing no proportion with the Comfort of it."

-- William Penn

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“The cry of "Make America Great Again" reflects accurately that, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the sole superpower status of the United States is coming to an end. For the first time since the second World War, we are not the sole dominant economy in the world. In large part this is because of the success of policies followed by the United States to create an environment, a peaceful period in history in which economies could grow and countries could benefit.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“May Sarton said, "the deeper you go, the more universal you become." It's a reminder to me that those things I try to convince myself I don't need to admit are usually those things I need the most to say. Speaking the truth, in its most poignant details, is liberating and gives those around us the freedom to be real.”

Source : "Women of Courage: Inspiring Stories from the Women Who Lived Them". Book by Katherine Martin, 1999.
“I think we should be passionately curious about what we do.”
“Don't ever get wrapped up with what other people think you should look like.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“On Brexit, the Conservatives are divided, not only about the tactics but also about the end goal. Some of them deeply and profoundly believe ideologically in a deregulated, low-tax, free-market economy. Others still favor the economic and political model that we operated with in Europe over many decades. The Labour party is united in what we are trying to achieve.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Black Americans make up 10 or 11% of the population, but they account now for something of 40 to 45% of all the abortions. This is a privileged position that I'm not sure anyone in their right mind would aspire to.”
“Not that smart. Not that hot. Not that nice. Not that funny. That's me: I'm not that.”
“What is a cozy home? Where you enter and you feel the radiance of your divine self.”

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