"Words are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should."

-- Lord Chesterfield

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“Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contibute the best that they have and all that they are.”

Source : "Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images". Book edited by Michael Collopy and Jason Gardner, 2000.
“Take the example of my daughter. A lot of people were speaking out about education when the Taliban were bombing schools in Swat Valley, but Malala's voice was like a crescendo. It spread all around the world. She was the smallest but her voice was the biggest, because she was speaking for herself.”

Source : "Ziauddin Yousafzai: learn from Malala, use your own voice to demand rights" by Anna Leach, www.theguardian.com. April 9, 2014.
“there are two types of the male species of Homo sapiens: men, and Italian men.”
“But once you publish a book, doesnâ€™t it by definition become the realm of public discourse? Otherwise, wouldnâ€™t we just write books and print them out ourselves, and give them to specific people we felt comfortable giving them toâ€“like gifts? Isnâ€™t publishing sort of a social contract?”
“I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high-water mark of pure and useful living.”
“Mankind might be divided between multitude who hate to be kept waiting because they get bored and the happy few who rather like it because it gives them time for thought.”
“I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.”
“To conquer nature is, in effect, to remove all natural barriers and human norms and to substitute artificial, fabricated equivalents for natural processes.”

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