"Wrought upon at length, you may say, by an enthusiasm and frenzy that could brook no control - I burst the tyrant bands, which held my sex in awe, and clandestinely, or by stealth, grasped an opportunity, which custom and the world seemed to deny, as a natural privilege."

-- Deborah Sampson

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“Play is a child's work and this is not a trivial pursuit.”
“Cities must urge urban planners and architects to reinforce pedestrianism as an integrated city policy to develop lively, safe, sustainable and healthy cities. It is equally urgent to strengthen the social function of city space as a meeting place that contributes toward the aims of social sustainability and an open and democratic society.”

Source : Jan Gehl (2013). “Cities for People”, p.6, Island Press
“The less we show our love to a woman, Or please her less, and neglect our duty, The more we trap and ruin her surely In the flattering toils of philandery.”

Source : "Eugene Onegin". Book by Alexander Pushkin, 1833.
“Being prepared to die is one of the great secrets of living.”

Source : Interview with Alex Haley, Playboy, April 1966.
“In the field of Artificial Intelligence there is no more iconic and controversial milestone than the Turing Test, when a computer convinces a sufficient number of interrogators into believing that it is not a machine but rather is a human. It is fitting that such an important landmark has been reached at the Royal Society in London, the home of British Science and the scene of many great advances in human understanding over the centuries. This milestone will go down in history as one of the most exciting.”

Source : "Computer Simulating 13-year-old Boy Becomes First to Pass Turing Test". www.reading.ac.uk. June 09, 2014.
“Most people think happiness is about gaining something, but it's not. It's all about getting rid of the darkness you accumulate.”
“Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests with my creative interests.”

Source : "Jeffrey Wright: Professional Politician?". Interview with Valerie Gladstone, www.theroot.com. October 11, 2011.
“People love to yammer on about things that aren't real.”

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