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In the course of my own journey, I would come to realize that those same sorts of educational structures—encoded not just in architecture but also in software, laws of the land, traditions, organizational rules, and unspoken norms—had
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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
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“I don't profess any religion; I don't think it’s possible that there is a God; I have the greatest difficulty in understanding what is meant by the words ‘spiritual’ or ‘spirituality.'
[Interview, The New Yorker, Dec. 26, 2005]”
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“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.”
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