"Institutions are imperfect. Governments surely are. People are."

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Source : "Former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel". "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. February 6, 2012.

Chuck Hagel

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“Success is often nothing more than moving from one failure to another with undiminished enthusiasm.”
“Science ever has been, and ever must be, the safeguard of religion.”

Source : DAVID BREWSTER (1856). “MORE WORLDS THAN ONE THE CREED OF THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE HOPE OF THE CHRISTIAN”, p.132
“I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop.”
“We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.”
“I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Only create associations with positive affinities. Make this a rule of life and you will benefit more than from all the therapy in the world.”
“The more I learnt about this cheeky - almost rebellious - company, the more it appealed to me, as it unapologetically pointed to an alternative in a complacent and creatively bankrupt industry. Apple stood for something and had reason for being that wasn't just about making money.”
“Self-doubt is the greatest enemy of any new good habit.”

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