"All that glisters is not gold."

-- Common

“Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.”
“Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.”
“When you make a record, you probably are not going to hit exactly what you were aiming for. You also have to let go at a certain point, and just trust it.”
“Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.”
“Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right.”
“Only a spiritual being has awareness.”
“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.”
“Contrary to the prevailing notion that good governance is bad politics, in reality good governance is good politics. A government should work keeping in mind the welfare of future generations, not the next election.”

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