"When you claim to have the truth, as opposed to the truth as you perceive it, then you move us toward a theocratic view of government."

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Source : "Gene Robinson, Gay Bishop, Sets Sights On D.C. As Retirement Looms" by Jeffrey Macdonald, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 27, 2012.

Gene Robinson

#Moving Quotes #Views Quotes #Government Quotes

“Emotions can create problems that do not exist. It's fine to be justifiably angry. But, it's not okay to let that anger fester long enough to become bitterness.”
“There is no such thing as a perfect person in this world. We all must become the main characters or the stars of our lives. We are all different and start differently. But from whatever is our circumstances, it is very important that we find the opportunities to try out what we want to do.”
“Even if one understands that what one is doing is mad, it is indeed still madness -”
“The Premier club in the Premier League - that is Manchester United!”
“So our ears got used to listening to jazz in the place that it was that the bass player could not play. No one really realized it and really addressed it until the bass players who could play their instrument came along and started doing something with it.”
“Depression is such a cruel punishment. There are no fevers, no rashes, no blood tests to send people scurrying in concern. Just the slow erosion of the self, as insidious as any cancer. And, like cancer, it is essentially a solitary experience. A room in hell with only your name on the door.”
“The brands that can connect with client in a real way will win.”
“I think it's important to also realize that this isn't a case of Apple being asked to simply flip a switch or, you know, plug in a wire from one place to another. They're being asked to write new software that doesn't exist. They purposefully did not create this kind of backdoor.”

Source : "Congress Should Decide Encryption Issue, Sen. Angus King Says". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. February 19, 2016.

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