"Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity."

-- Nancy Astor

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“She kissed her way into society. I don't like her. But don't misunderstand me: my dislike is purely platonic.”
“While traditional BI is interested in the 'what and the where,' data scientists are interested in the 'how and why'.”
“For so long, it was just my secret. It burned inside me, and I felt like I was carrying something important, something that made me who I was and made me different from everybody else. I took it with me everywhere, and there was never a moment when I wasn't aware of it. It was like I was totally awake, like I could feel every nerve ending in my body. Sometimes my skin would almost hurt from the force of it, that's how strong it was. Like my whole body was buzzing or something. I felt almost, I don't know, noble, like a medieval knight or something, carrying this secret love around with me.”

Source : Carolyn Parkhurst (2008). “Lost and Found: A Novel”, Little, Brown
“The gods, (if gods to goodness are inclined If acts of mercy touch their heavenly mind), And, more than all the gods, your generous heart, Conscious of worth, requite its own desert!”
“Since much wealth too often proves a snare and an incumbrance in the Christian's race, let him lighten the weight by 'dispersing abroad and giving to the poor'; whereby he will both soften the pilgrimage of his fellow travelers, and speed his own way the faster.”
“When I pray for peace, I pray not only that the enemies of my own country may cease to want war, but above all that my country will cease to do the things that make war inevitable.”
“We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies.”
“Young people are at risk of being disinherited from their community if that community lacks the courage and confidence to teach its history.”

Source : Australia Day Address, January 25, 2006.

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