"The people who matter the most to us in the end, who teach us the most, are the people who make their worst mistakes with us."

-- Lan Samantha Chang

#Mistake Quotes #People Quotes #Matter Quotes

“I came into politics because of a real childhood concern about the Cold War. So to me the importance of the nuclear deterrent is actually really ingrained in me.”
“You can't walk on water until you get yourself out the boat.”
“Western civilization is a loaded gun pointed at the head of this planet.”
“Transnational Corporations must be legally accountable for the negative human rights impacts of their activities.”
“Foreign policy always has more force and punch when the nation speaks with one voice. To remain secure, prosperous, and free, the United States must continue to lead. That leadership requires a president and Congress working together to fashion a foreign policy with broad, bipartisan support. A foreign policy of unity is essential if the United States is to promote its values and interests effectively and help to build a safer, freer, and more prosperous world.”
“Lack of education is an extraordinary handicap when one is being offensive.”

Source : "The Franchise Affair".
“Nothing else loves me, nor ever will. Not even - especially - me. I know what I am and that's not a thing to love.”
“In fact, the life of all mankind is in danger because of global warming resulting to a large degree from the emissions of the factories of the major corporations; yet despite that, the representative of these corporations in the White House insists on not observing the Kyoto accord, with the knowledge that the statistics speak of the death and displacement of millions of human beings because of global warming, especially in Africa.”

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