"Ridicule is about the most powerful weapon possible."

-- Barney Frank

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“How much the more in judging of the human heart should we distrust all fashionable airs and graces, all tricks and smartness, learnt only to please the outward gaze”

Source : Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.62, Tuttle Publishing
“The aspirations of democracy are based on the notion of an informed citizenry, capable of making wise decisions. The choices we are asked to make become increasingly complex. They require the longer-term thinking and greater tolerance for ambiguity that science fosters. The new economy is predicated on a continuous pipeline of scientific and technological innovation. It can not exist without workers and consumers who are mathematically and scientifically literate.”
“Perhaps the whisper was born before lips, And the leaves in treelessness circled and flew, And those, to whom we impart our experience as bliss, Acquire their forms before we do”
“Art is a refining and evocative translation of the materials of the world.”
“I'm a big believer in overcoming and achieving and doing things and not feeling sorry for yourself.”
“If you are close to your parents or a grandparent, you watch as they get old and you learn so much from that, and it makes you want to learn more while you have time.”
“I just think that things get easier as you get older and wiser and more experienced. You get more confident about who you are as you get older. I find that really comforting.”
“Just it's as close to magic as you can get in America, education.”

Source : "Should government play a role in addressing root causes of Baltimore’s upheaval?". "PBS NewsHour" with Gwen Ifill, www.pbs.org. April 28, 2015.

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