"The United States is a society in which people not only can get by without knowing much about the wider world but are systematically encouraged not to think independently or critically, and instead to accept the mythology of the United States as a benevolent, misunderstood giant as it lumbers around the world trying to do good."

-- Robert Jensen

#Thinking Quotes #Knowing Quotes #People Quotes

“I can tell you from experience that God's help and presence in our lives is vital. He is the Author of all true success and everything that is good-without Him, we can do nothing of true value.”
“The weight loss has been a secondary change to the mental changes I have made. Weight loss does not fix problems; how you view yourself does.”

Source : Source: www.sheknows.com
“The gods spend the wealth the universe gathers, they scan the wonders and fling them to nothingness. That's why they're the gods! I told you they were devils.”

Source : Fritz Leiber (2014). “The Wanderer”, p.341, Open Road Media
“I'm a huge fan of Michael Hirst, and I'm a huge fan of historical drama.”
“We shall always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart. While we prepare useful citizens for society, we shall likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for heaven.”
“Too often girls accept that of course the boys will get better lighting and seating at their sports events, of course the football team will get more attention, privileges, and space in the yearbook. We need to teach girls to look around and notice when they're being treated like second-class citizens, and then to insist on equal treatment.”
“The development of science is basically a social phenomenon, dependent on hard work and mutual support of many scientists and on the societies in which they live.”
“At the end of the day, my hope is that when the new Medicare- Prescription Drug Law gets up and fully running a lot more seniors will pay a whole lot less than they do today for their much-needed medications.”

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