"Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for a party name? I say democracy is only of use there that it may pass on and come to its flower and fruit in manners, in the highest forms of interaction between people, and their beliefs - in religion, literature, colleges and schools- democracy in all public and private life..."

-- Walt Whitman

#Party Quotes #Flower Quotes #School Quotes

“The door to the soul is unlocked; you do not need to please the doorkeeper, the door in front of you is yours, intended for you, and the doorkeeper obeys when spoken to.”
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”

Source : FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Apr 08, 2014
“I do a lot of challenges I run marathons and stuff like that and I like to challenge myself.”
“For desired conclusions, we ask ourselves, â€œCan I believe this?â€, but for unpalatable conclusions we ask, â€œMust I believe this?”

Source : Thomas Gilovich (2008). “How We Know What Isn't So”, p.84, Simon and Schuster
“Polak, a psychiatrist, has applied a behavioral and anthropological approach to alleviating poverty, developed by studying people in their natural surroundings. He argues that there are three mythic solutions to poverty eradication: donations, national economic growth, and big businesses. Instead, he advocates helping the poor earn money through their own efforts of developing low-cost tools that are effective and profitable.”
“As I think about the future, I'm back where most people live their lives. Which is, death is not imminent, and that's different.”
“I always love depth. I like looking through windows, through frames, through spaces into other spaces.”
“Like the sweet moon keeps the sky Like the wind goin' whooshing by When those ol' sunbeams break the day I will keep you while you play Just as ol' river keeps the fishes And little stars keep silver wishes Just as the ocean keeps the blue I will stand here close to you. When all around is dark and deep When them ol' shadows slowly creep Even when you're fast asleep It's you I'll keep, it's you I'll keep No need to cry, no need to fear I will always be right here. I will always be right here.”

Source : Kathi Appelt (2012). “The Underneath”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

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