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.
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
That's been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.
Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.
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.
That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquillity.
Nutrition is so important. It can't be stressed enough.
Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other times I would start from scratch. Or sometimes I would take a local poem and put that to music.
I'm a human being. I've got opinions, I'm not always right, I'm not always on time, I don't always say things in the proper way, but my intentions are always extremely pure.
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