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“The moment an individual can accept and forgive him or herself, even a little, is the moment in which he or she becomes to some degree lovable.”
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“This is America: Corporate stealing is practically the national pastime, and Goldman Sachs is far from the only company to get away with doing it.”
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“Meanings of all kinds flow through the figures of women, and they often do not include who she herself is.”
Source : Marina Warner (1987). “Monuments & Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form”, Picador
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“I wouldn't, a little bit frightened but throughout my life I'd learnt that when you're in the serious situations, you've got to try to stay calm. Because that's the way you get out of them.”
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“My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.”
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“Character is the product of daily, hourly actions, words and thoughts: daily forgiveness, unselfishness, kindnesses, sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of others, struggles against temptation, submissiveness under trial. It is these, like the blinding colors in a picture, or the blending notes of music, which constitute the person.”
Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 46), 1895.
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“Potency does not mean being unnecessarily aggressive; one has to be wise.”
Source : "The Reformist as Pacifist". Interview with Farzana Versey, www.counterpunch.org. May 16, 2013. 
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“Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government redlining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let's squander some on Mars. Let's go out and play.”
