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“Perfection is a theory. You cannot be a perfect human being, perfect artist. You cannot be a perfect husband, you cannot be a perfect father probably and probably I am not. But go through your daily routine with hope you will be a little better in all respects, and do something meaningful”
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“To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.”
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“One important thing I take away daily is that for all the talk about what youth are not doing - especially young people of color - I know there are many who do care about their future, who are striving to affect their world in a positive way.”
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“Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns.”
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“As writers go, I have a skin of average thickness. I am pleased by a good review, disappointed by a bad. None of it penetrates far enough to influence the thing I write next.”
Source : "I was only being honest" by Rachel Cusk, www.theguardian.com. Match 21, 2008.
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“On the higher plane the soul is sexless, and those who wish to rise higher than the physical plane must eliminate the idea of sex.”
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“Indeed, we are privileged to have been afforded the opportunity to study Nature and to follow our own thoughts and inspirations in a time of relative tranquillity and in a land with a generous and forward-looking government.”
Source : Sidney Altman's speech at the Nobel Banquet, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 1989.
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“There are occasions when I've had beef, but I generally tend to avoid it, as a nod towards my parents' culture.”