"There is no great danger to politics in the desire for certainty at any price."

-- Bernard Crick

#Desire Quotes #Danger Quotes #Certainty Quotes

“Belief of some sort is the lifeblood of Art.”
“The Bible is clear about two principles: (1) We always need to forgive, but (2) we donâ€™t always achieve reconciliation. Forgiveness is something that we do in our hearts; we release someone from a debt that they owe us. We write off the personâ€™s debt, and she no longer owes us. We no longer condemn her. She is clean. Only one party is needed for forgiveness: me. The person who owes me a debt does not have to ask my forgiveness. It is a work of grace in my heart.”
“I don’t think there is any mystery to understanding the passionate feelings people have for guns. Nobody really believes it’s about maintaining a militia. It’s about having possession of a tool that makes a person feel powerful nearly to the point of exaltation.”

Source : "The Dark Presence of Guns". www.newyorker.com. December 22, 2012.
“Common education standards are essential for producing the educated work force America needs to remain globally competitive. This voluntary state lead effort will help ensure that all students can receive the college and career ready, world class education they deserve, no matter where they live. I applaud the states efforts that got us here today and the work of NGA, CCSSO and Achieve in supporting this important achievement.”
“And your very flesh shall be a great poem.”
“We change when the pain to change is less than the pain to remain as we are.”
“You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.”
“If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear that there's not going to be a final answer and there won't be anything particularly wonderful about having the computation halt!”

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