"Award trophies, as opposed to letting the players define and claim their own. Ultimately, pay them to play so that their activity not only resembles work but is work."

-- John Thorn

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“Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens.”

Source : "Full Employment in a Free Society". Book by William Beveridge, Part 7, 1944.
“It is perfectly evident to any logical mind that when you have got the vote, by the proper use of the vote in sufficient numbers, by combination, you can get out of any legislature whatever you want, or, if you cannot get it, you can send them about their business and choose other people who will be more attentive to your demands.”
“When mind and action are separate, zen is lost. We keep the two in sync by paying attention.”
“Some people, their whole lives, are just injustice collectors. Theyâ€™re going to find new injustices every day. Thatâ€™s what they do, and thatâ€™s what they are.”
“I was screaming constantly, on the set, in my room... everywhere.”
“By aspiring to join the mainstream rather than figuring out the ways we need to change it, we risk loosing our gay and lesbian souls in order to gain the world.”
“I'm the first one in line to go watch "Spider-Man," but there's definitely something in me that makes me want to go to a movie and see something that makes me feel good about life.”
“I would rather not write if I'm depressed, or am going through a breakup, or I've had some disappointment, or I'm having a family issue. You don't want to just put out an open wound. Sometimes that just isn't even really good writing. Good writing should be good writing and storytelling and not just therapy or someone's personal journal.”

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