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“It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.”
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“Nature is another important aspect of nourishing the soul. After a hike in the mountains where we live, for instance, I feel a remarkable sense of gratitude and awe. My mind quiets down and allows me to see more clearly the beauty of creation. And through that gratitude, the beauty of the universe is reflected back to the creator.”
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“One of the many things I love about Daenerys from Game of Thrones is she's given me an opportunity to fly the flag for young girls and women, to be more than just somebody's wife and somebody's girlfriend.”
Source : Will Schwalbe (2012). “The End of Your Life Book Club”, p.40, Vintage
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“Educate ourselves; educate other people, the population in general, to fight fear and ignorance, to eliminate little by little the subjection to nature and natural forces which our economy has not yet mastered.”
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“Every day we wake up, we have an opportunity to do some good, but there's so much bad that you have to navigate to get to the good.”
Source : "Capt. Chesley Sullenberger". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. June 15, 2012.
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“Computer and video games represent one of the most important new media developments of this generation. Unlike many other forms of entertainment they offer players the opportunity to explore, be creative, learn through interaction and express themselves to others. It is vitally important that we protect and nurture this new art form so that it can reach its full potential. Like most new forms of artistic expression that have come before (music, novels, movies), the primary critics of video games are the people that do not play them.”
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“It's my job to turn my mess [life] into a message and never regret a day of my life.”
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“I am still the Hitler of the time. This Hitler has only one objective, justice for his own people, sovereignty for his people, recognition of the independence of his people, and their rights to their resources. If that is Hitler, then let me be a Hitler tenfold. Ten times, that is what we stand for.”
Source : "'Hitler' Mugabe launches revenge terror attacks" by Peta Thornycroft, www.telegraph.co.uk. March 26, 2003.