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    Niccolò Machiavelli
    “The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.”
    ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
    tags: philosophy
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    E.A. Bucchianeri
    “So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”
    ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
    tags: grief, grief-inspirational, heartbreak, life, life-lessons, love, love-hurts, love-story, price-of-love, prices, romance, sad, sad-but-true, sadness, true-love
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    Sohn Won-Pyung
    “People shut their eyes to a distant tragedy saying there’s nothing they could do, yet they didn’t stand up for one happening nearby either because they’re too terrified. Most people could feel but didn’t act. They said they sympathized, but easily forgot. The way I see it, that was not real. I didn’t want to live like that.”
    ― Won-pyung Sohn, Almond
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    Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
    “I think every immigrant in this country knows that you can eat English and digest it so well that you shit it out, and to some people, you will still not speak English.”
    ― Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, The Undocumented Americans
    tags: english, immigrants, language, prejudice, speaking
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    Thucydides
    “Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.”
    ― Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
    tags: book-1, chapter-20
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    Henry Marsh
    “But death is not always a bad outcome, you know, and a quick death can be better than a slow one.”
    ― Henry Marsh, Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
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    George Orwell
    “We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.”
    ― George Orwell, 1984
    tags: power
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    Debbie Macomber
    “The repetition of weaving the yarn around a needle and then forming a stitch creates a sense of purpose, of achievement, of progress. When your entire world is unraveling, you tend to crave order, and I found it in knitting.”
    ― Debbie Macomber, The Shop on Blossom Street
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    George Orwell
    “One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.”
    ― George Orwell, 1984
    tags: dictatorship
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    George Orwell
    “Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. ”
    ― George Orwell
    tags: politics-language
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  • #11
    Sarah Dessen
    “Don't think or judge, just listen.”
    ― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen
    tags: inspirational-quotes
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  • #12
    Jane Austen
    “I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
    ― Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Letters
    tags: friends, humor, people
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    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
    ― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
    tags: action, attitude, choice, imagination, inspiration, life, pretend
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    Terry Pratchett
    “Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
    ― Terry Pratchett
    tags: fantasy, humor, imagination, literature, stories
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  • #16
    “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”
    ― Joe Klaas, The Twelve Steps to Happiness: A Practical Handbook for Understanding and Working the Twelve Step Programs for Alcoholism, Codependency, Eating Disorders, and Other Addictions
    tags: anger, freedom, misattributed-gloria-steinem, truth
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    Judy Blume
    “Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.”
    ― Judy Blume
    tags: books, censor, communication, freedom, philosophy
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  • #18
    Elizabeth Bibesco
    “Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.”
    ― Elizabeth Bibesco
    tags: beatitudes
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  • #19
    “What if the Cure for Cancer was trapped inside the mind of someone who can't afford an education”
    ― tumblr
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  • #20
    Bob Marley
    “Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.”
    ― Bob Marley
    tags: freedom, liberty, life, revolution
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    Veronica Roth
    “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.”
    ― Veronica Roth, Divergent
    tags: inspirational-quotes, strength-and-courage
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    Veronica Roth
    “Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.”
    ― Veronica Roth, Divergent
    tags: dauntless, divergent, fearless, four, tris
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    Veronica Roth
    “I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.”
    ― Veronica Roth, Divergent
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  • #24
    Veronica Roth
    “Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now.”
    ― Veronica Roth, Divergent
    tags: crying, laughter, options
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    Veronica Roth
    “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.”
    ― Veronica Roth, Divergent
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  • #26
    Veronica Roth
    “Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.”
    ― Veronica Roth, Insurgent
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  • #27
    Carl Sagan
    “One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.”
    ― Carl Sagan
    tags: books, literacy, reading
    2370 likes

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  • #29
    Anne Frank
    “Because paper has more patience than people. ”
    ― Anne Frank
    tags: affirming, inspirational, uplifting
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    Katharine Hepburn
    “We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.”
    ― Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life
    tags: change, life, self
    2068 likes

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  • #31
    Harlan Ellison
    “If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make them think, they'll hate you.”
    ― Harlan Ellison
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  • #32
    Mario Puzo
    “Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.”
    ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather
    tags: friendship
    1209 likes



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