"The greatest moral failing is to condemn something as a moral failing: no vice is worse than being judgmental."

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Source : "The dangers of a closed mind" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. December 2, 2009.

Julian Baggini

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“We have become a nation ruled by fear. Since the end of the Second World War, various political leaders have fostered fear in the American people--fear of communism, fear of terrorism, fear of immigrants, fear of people based on race and religion, fear of gays and lesbians in love who just want to get married and fear of people who are somehow different. It is fear that allows political leaders to manipulate us all and distort our national priorities.”

Source : Mike Gravel (2011). “A Political Odyssey: The Rise of American Militarism and One Man's Fight to Stop It”, p.252, Seven Stories Press
“I really had no great love for shoes. I was a working First Lady; I was always in canvas shoes. I did nurture the shoes industry of the Philippines, and so every time there was a shoe fair, I would receive a pair of shoes as a token of gratitude.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm fortunate to have some really great people around me, my fiancee being one, my parents being another. Over the last couple of years, I feel like I've figured out the importance of continuing to learn and the development of the brain and how the brain hooks up with the body.”

Source : Source: bleacherreport.com
“We all steal, but if we're smart we steal from great directors. Then, we can call it influence.”
“Why in the world anyone in America is allowing another language (other than English) to be his first... I don't know”
“I live most of the time in New York now. I have an apartment there.”
“Here's my definition of a hero. A hero is an ordinary person given being and action by something bigger than themselves. One thing I'm sure about is I'm real ordinary. Yet I've had the chance to touch the lives of a lotta people.”
“Britain is characterized not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness.”

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