"Eventually, Aristotle appeared among the Greeks. He improved the methods of logic and systematized its problems and details. He assigned to logic its proper place as the first philosophical discipline and the introduction to philosophy. Therefore he is called the First Teacher."

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Source : "Muqaddimah" translated by Franz Rosenthal, Princeton University Press, 1981.

Ibn Khaldun

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“Really to believe in human nature while striving to know the thousand forces that warp it from its ideal development-to call for and expect much from men and women, and not to be disappointed and embittered if they fall short- to try to do good with people rather than to them- this is my religion on its human side. And if God exists, I think that he must be in the warm sun, in the kindly actions of the people we know and read of, in the beautiful things of art and nature, and in the closeness of friendships.”

Source : "The Radical Will: Selected Writings, 1911-1918".
“Able Danger was a top-secret military planning operation, established in '99 by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to identify cells of al-Qaida worldwide and to take out al Qaida terrorists. They identified five cells worldwide, one of them in Brooklyn.”
“From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted again so as to reaffirm that no one - absolutely no one - is above the law.”

Source : Leon Jaworski, Dick Schneider (1981). “Crossroads”, David C Cook
“There just comes a time when it's so clear that moving on is the best decision,”

Source : "T.R. Knight reveals why he left 'Grey's Anatomy'" by Michael Ausiello, www.cnn.com. July 23, 2009.
“Often people think they know what they want, but what they really want is something that's genuine. So they'll be saying, "Do another one like that," but you liked that one because it's real. So as long as I keep it real and I do something that's real to me, you're going to feel it in the same way.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Obviously, I believe that to pursue the American Dream is not only futile but self-destructive because ultimately it destroys everything and everyone involved with it. By definition it must, because it nurtures everything except those things that are important: integrity, ethics, truth, our very heart and soul. Why? The reason is simple: because Life/life is giving, not getting.”

Source : FaceBook post by Hubert Selby, Jr. from Feb 22, 2012
“Part of recovery is relapse. I dust myself off and move forward again.”
“I'm incredibly impressed by people who organize to achieve a goal, and believe that they can make a difference and then go ahead and do just that. I think it's incredible.”

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