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“I HAVE ALWAYS believed that each man makes his own happiness and is responsible for his own problems.”
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“Find the cost of freedom, buried in the ground Mother earth will swallow you Lay your body down”
Source : "Song: 'Find the Cost of Freedom'". 1971.
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“Beauty isn't what you see on TV or in magazine ads or even necessarily in art galleries. It's a lot deeper and a lot simpler than that. It's realizing the goodness of things, it's leaving the world a little better than it was before you got here. It's appreciating the inspiration of the world around you and trying to inspire others.”
Source : Charles de Lint (2002). “The Onion Girl”, p.137, Macmillan
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“Jews are a perverse people, accursed by God forever.”
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“I love the Chinese words for greeting: not strictly 'Hello' but 'Have you eaten yet?”
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“Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you're grown up. Growing up means being patient, holding your temper, cutting out the self-pity, and quitting with the righteous indignation.' 'Why do so many people seem to love righteous indignation?' 'Because if you can prove you're a victim, all rules are off. You can lash out at people. You don't have to be accountable for anything.”
Source : Brandon Stanton (2013). “Humans of New York”, p.290, St. Martin's Press
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“Learning is not easy, but hard; culture is severe. The steps to Parnassus are steep and terribly arduous.”
Source : John Jay Chapman, Richard Stone (1998). “Unbought Spirit: A John Jay Chapman Reader”, p.88, University of Illinois Press
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“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.”
