"When power corrupts, poetry cleanses"

-- John F. Kennedy

#Power Corrupts Quotes

“Few things are as essential as education.”
“Lesbian humor isn't trying to sell anything, it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a lesbian onstage is still a very political act; if it weren't, more women would do it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kate Clinton from May 09, 2015
“When I entered college, I thought that I wanted to be a lawyer, but by the time I was set to graduate, I was not too sure of that.”

Source : "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 09, 2014.
“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.”
“What I loved about playing the corpse is that obviously somebody else got to do the physical part. It appeals to the part of me that likes playing character parts and getting the chance to get away from my own physicality.”
“It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.”
“That's the beauty of life, the uncertainty that we experience, literally, as we go about our day-to-day activities. We're not certain of anything, so fear comes up very often. Fear comes naturally.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“Kindness can reach the deepest call of the heart and soul, and lead to a different kind of world and self.”

Source : Jean Maalouf (2003). “The Healing Power of Kindness”, p.3, Twenty-Third Publications

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