Quotes
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Nelson Mandela

"It is not a question of patronizing philanthropy towards disabled people. They do not need the patronage of the non-disabled. It is not for them to adapt to the dominant and dominating world of the so-called non-disabled. It is for us to adapt our understanding of a common humanity; to learn of the richness of how human life is diverse; to recognize the presence of disability in our human midst as an enrichment of our diversity."

-- Nelson Mandela

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“Highly creative people have a gift for connecting supposedly unrelated elements and ideas. They cross borders without regard for customs posts or No Trespassing signs. They throw suspension bridges across great distances. These elegant and unexpected combinations flow together beautifully in the twilight zone, where metaphor and resemblance rules in place of logic and classification.”

Source : Robert Moss (2010). “Dreamgates: Exploring the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and Life Beyond Death”, p.158, New World Library
“To learn a new language is, therefore, always a sort of spiritual adventure; it is like a journey of discovery in which we find a new world.”
“One of the things that the Hillary Clinton campaign has done, I think all the mayors in America would agree, is have a detailed plan about how that money actually gets down to the ground fast.”

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“You'd better make it your business to understand the market. The ability to charm or play the game is useful.”
“When both sides of a controversy revel in the defeat and humiliation of the other side, in fact they are on the same side: the side of war.”
“My whole life has been dedicated to public service.”
“For years, I went around the world looking and then painting, but now I have to think first and then paint. It's driven me to find the design concept first, and to rely on my memory and technical skills to supply only those details that are needed.”
“There is no neutrality. There is only greater or lesser awareness of one's bias.”

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