"It is in changing that things find purpose."

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Heraclitus

#Change Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America's culture. It is as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if necessary. We will be free, by any means necessary.”

Source : "Flames of Cambridge Stoked by Decades of Division". "All Things Considered" with Jacki Lyden, www.npr.org. July 29, 2007.
“Free enterprise is a natural result of the American form of government, which says in so many words that the more men do for themselves, the less government does for them, the better off we will all be.”
“I don't spend a lot of time in nature. Probably less than most people that live in urban Texas.”
“Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.”
“Even in the early '90s, I was already starting to mix professional actors with non-actors. I always enjoyed working with non-professionals, because their performances are very natural and unaffected.”
“A good intention clothes itself with power.”
“On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long”

Source : Emanuel Lasker (2013). “Lasker's Manual of Chess”, p.9, Courier Corporation
“Mentally, physically and emotionally we are the same. We each have the potential to good and bad and to be overcome by disturbing emotions such as anger, fear, hatred, suspicion and greed. These emotions can be the cause of many problems. On the other hand if you cultivate loving kindness, compassion and concern for others, there will be no room for anger, hatred and jealousy.”

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