"Mitt Romney's rally in Mansfield, Ohio, on Monday began the way every political event begins. 'Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and our country's national anthem.' This is always an uncomfortable moment for me. While I sat at my laptop, most of the reporters around me stood and put their hands over their hearts. This time instead of just sitting and working, I tweeted what I was feeling: 'Ari_Shapiro: As a reporter I'm torn about joining in the pledge of allegiance/national anthem at rallies. I'm a rally observer, not a participant.'"

-- Ari Shapiro

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“In mysticism that love of truth which we saw as the beginning of all philosophy leaves the merely intellectual sphere, and takes on the assured aspect of a personal passion. Where the philosopher guesses and argues, the mystic lives and looks; and speaks, consequently, the disconcerting language of first-hand experience, not the neat dialectic of the schools. Hence whilst the Absolute of the metaphysicians remains a diagram â€”impersonal and unattainableâ€”the Absolute of the mystics is lovable, attainable, alive.”

Source : Evelyn Underhill (2012). “Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness”, p.38, Courier Corporation
“Hereâ€™s to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy.”
“The purpose of meditation is personal transformation.”

Source : Bhante Gunaratana, Henepola Gunaratana (2011). “Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.10, Simon and Schuster
“I think there's a real problem if you're making a film - some people have done whether it be about Jackson Pollock or about Picasso - it's difficult for actors, because they have to impersonate a person whose image is very strong in our memories or in our consciousness. It's something that's very tricky, I think.”
“He who obeys God's laws finds him a father. He who disobeys them, finds him a judge.”
“All my dreams are coming true all across the board for some reason.”

Source : "Jay Electronica says 'my dreams are coming true'" by Shaheem Reid, www.mtv.com. February 18, 2010.
“There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so ferocious as to show that their authors were under the influence of a real frenzy.”

Source : Edward Everett (1868). “Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions”, p.653
“Architecture is a political act, by nature. It has to do with the relationships between people and how they decide to change their conditions of living.”

Source : "Without Walls: An Interview with Lebbeus Woods". Interview with Geoff Manaugh, www.bldgblog.com. October 3, 2007.

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