"While it is undeniable that many have been driven to immorality and crime by the need to survive, it is equally evident that the possession of a significant surplus of material goods has never been a guarantee against covetousness, rapacity and the infinite variety of vice and pain which spring from such passions. Indeed, it could be argued that the unrelenting compulsion of those who already have much to acquire even more has generated greater injustice, immorality and wretchedness than the cumulative effect of the struggles of the severely underprivileged to better their lot."

-- Aung San Suu Kyi

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“Love risks everything and asks for nothing.”
“Whenever you want something that you're not going to get, suddenly the whiney 3-year-old comes out in you.”

Source : "Brie Larson Interview UNITED STATES OF TARA and SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD". Interview with Sara Wayland, collider.com. March 23, 2010.
“A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.”

Source : "Joan Lunden talks about her book, 'Wake-Up Calls'". CNN Chat Room, www.cnn.com. October 27, 2000.
“You have to be un-compromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared. Commitment cannot be compromised by rewards.”
“Normality is the ability to learn by experience, to be flexible, and to adapt to a changing environment.”
“Rather, very, little, pretty -- these are the leeches that infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood of words. The constant use of the adjective little (except to indicate size) is particularly debilitating; we should all try to do a little better, we should all be very watchful of this rule, for it is a rather important one, and we are pretty sure to violate it now and then.”

Source : "The Elements of Style". Book by William Strunk Jr. Chapter V: "An Approach to Style", 1918.
“You don't need to spend a lot of money on stuff when you have amazing architecture.”
“I always wanted to make a children's album because you have the freedom to explore so many wonderful topics and sounds.”

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