"The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it."

-- John Stuart Mill

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“Christianity does not think of man finally submitting to the power of God, it thinks of Him as finally surrendering to the love of God. It is not that man's will is crushed, but that man's heart is broken.”

Source : William Barclay (2000). “New Testament Words”, p.23, Westminster John Knox Press
“A remembrance can mean nothing to the one remembered; it can only remind the ones left behind how little they did while you were still alive.”
“I'm doing an over-the-shoulder shot on a dog. I'm putting the camera behind the dog's shoulder. This is craziness. You just accept it in the movie [Valley of Violence], but when you make the movie, it's the weirdest thing. There's dog coverage, like it's a person.”
“If you want to stay fit, surround yourself with a couple of chicks who are fired up, so that the one day you're not, you can feed off their energy.”
“If you go from a structure where you have the support and that partner and that construction of a family and that's broken apart, I think that's probably a lot harder than always being a single mom and having the father being a support in another area.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Where we live in the world is never one place. Our hearts, those dogged mirrors, keep flashing us moons before we are ready for them.”

Source : Naomi Shihab Nye (1994). “Red Suitcase: Poems”, p.41, BOA Editions, Ltd.
“I feel like we were the last generation, and there's this big divide before and after the 1990s. I feel sorry for the kids today. It's all too much.”

Source : "America Is Discussing: Is Today’s Youth a Lost Generation?" by Arzu Kaya Uranli, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 15, 2013.
“In the spiritual lore of India there is a story that the Lord whispered only one word in our ears when he sent us into the world: 'Give.' Give freely of your time, your talent, your resources; give without asking for anything in return. This is the secret of living in joy and security.”

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