"Our society distributes itself into Barbarians, Philistines and Populace; and America is just ourselves with the Barbarians quite left out, and the Populace nearly."

-- Matthew Arnold

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“I must be cruel only to be kind; Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind.”
“I think George Bush is one of the most duplicitous presidents we've ever had.”
“It is no novelty, then, that I am preaching; no new doctrine. I love to proclaim these strong old doctrines, that are called by nickname Calvinism, but which are surely and verily the revealed truth of God as it is in Christ Jesus.”
“Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the survival of the human species.”
“We were a very small circle of writers. Everybody brought to the table their own life experience.”
“How can one express the indefinable sensations that one experiences while writing an instrumental composition that has no definite subject? It is a purely lyrical process. It is a musical confession of the soul, which unburdens itself through sounds just as a lyric poet expresses himself through poetry...As the poet Heine said, 'Where words leave off, music begins.'”
“I've come to the conclusion that I'm not supposed to be married.”
“You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.”

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