General quotes
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I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.
Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
As the revenue of the farmer is realized in raw produce, or in the value of raw produce, he is interested, as well as the landlord, in its high exchangeable value, but a low price of produce may be compensated to him by a great additional quantity.
All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
I do all my own stunts. I'm kidding.
Don't focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.
If you care enough to look right, you care enough to act right. And vice versa.
Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.
I think about only me.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
I don't build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build.
I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake.
Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth — look at the dying man's struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.
In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
If we are not free, no one will respect us.
