"I will always be open to receive my friends. I will not force myself on them."

-- Ralph Abernathy

“A man full of faith is simply one who has lost the capacity for clear and realistic thought.”
“I think that the best guarantee for the Cypriot people to feel safe is the potential of a fair and sustainable solution.”

Source : "Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece in Joint Press Conference". obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 15, 2016.
“I am singing in an operatic voice for the public, to bring something more to Rock and Roll. Because in a Rock and Roll performance, the singer talks to the public whereas in Opera the singer only talks to a character, inside a story. The public sees this as a picture, I want to transport this picture into the room where the public is.”
“To love someone so deeply means also that it will hurt a thousand times more when he disappoints or leaves you”
“A Socrates in every classroom.”

Source : 1951 On his hopes for theYale faculty. In Time, 11 Jun.
“My family had all kinds of complications in relationships. I would like to meet the person who did not. Since when is being absolutely perfect what being a human is? What do we gain from that?”
“Any action is often better than no action, especially if you have been stuck in an unhappy situation for a long time. If it is a mistake, at least you learn something, in which case it's no longer a mistake. If you remain stuck, you learn nothing.”
“I might hatch an idea in my comfort zone, but to bring it to reality requires bravery.”

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