"Dulness! whose good old cause I yet defend, With whom my muse began, with who shall end."

-- Alexander Pope

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“There are things about ourselves that we need to get rid of; there are things we need to change. But at the same time, we do not need to be too desperate, too ruthless, too combative. Along the way to usefulness and happiness, many of those things will change themselves, and the others can be worked on as we go. The first thing we need to do is recognize and trust our own Inner Nature, and not lose sight of it.”
“Let's create an integrated global community where we have shared benefits and responsibilities, and we don't fight because of our differences.”
“One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don't invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.”

Source : Michelle Obama, Lisa Rogak (2009). “Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words”, p.40, PublicAffairs
“Strikers are egotists, selfish. We have to be.”
“I believe that what we get out of life is what we've set ourselves up to get, so there's no such thing as an inconsequential decision. Our destinies are the culmination of all the choices we've made along the way, which is why it's imperative to listen hard to your inner voice when it speaks up. Don't let anyone else's noise drown it out.”
“Without silence, there cannot be any real appreciation in life, which is as delicate in its inner fabric as a closed rosebud.”
“Throughout America's young history there has been a necessary tension between the individual and the group.”
“Ukyo Katayama is undoubtedly the best Formula One driver that Grand Prix racing has ever produced”

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