"Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish."

-- John Henry Newman

“Music is one of the most essential things in life. It is what teaches us.”
“We have to be in a listening mode: it is about dialogue, about listening to what the others have to say, about cooperating in the best way possible. These are the values and principles that we put forward.”
“When the sappy boughs Attire themselves with blooms, sweet rudiments Of future harvest.”
“The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.”
“Don't read to remember; read to realize.”
“Anderson Cooper has a job to do. And that job is to try to reinforce his credibility in the gay community after the fact that you couldnâ€™t get him out of the closet for 10 years with a canister of tear gas. Now heâ€™s the sheriff; now heâ€™s running around writing everybody a ticket!”
“There is an attraction and a charm inherent in the colossal that is not subject to ordinary theories of art ... The tower will be the tallest edifice ever raised by man. Will it therefore be imposing in its own way?”
“Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.”

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