E. F. Schumacher Quotes
It has been universally recognized, in all authentic teachings of mankind, that every being born into this world has to work, not merely to keep himself alive, but to strive towards perfection.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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The student will try to defy the master. Always.
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I've raised Michael. I changed his diapers when he was little.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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My defensiveness in life really helps me as a driver.
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I had to make different kinds of music for everybody but still keep it classic T-Pain at the same time.
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
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I can't remember writing any of the songs that I've written.
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In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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One place had a winning record that I went to, and that was Detroit. Rick Carlisle laid a foundation that gave us a chance to win a championship.
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I played Woodstock in '69, and it really changed my life. Without a doubt, it was the single event that really changed the way I felt about music. Up to that point, I hadn't really thought of myself as more serious musician, and I didn't really have that much interest in pop music.
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The journey matters as much as the goal.
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Once having proclaimed our loyalty to the abstract idea that all men are created equal, we do everything in our power to prove ourselves unequal. Among the world's peoples, none other belongs to so many clubs, associations, committees and secret societies.
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Ultimately, we measure ourselves on the success of our investments.
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You define your own life. Don't let other people write your script.
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The 'open' mind of the poet and artist can sense realities beyond the reach of our normal senses. The real problem is that our materialistic assumptions have a number of false premises built into them: it is only when we recognize this that we see there is no sharp dividing line between the everyday world and the invisible world of the clairvoyant.
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I feel that my advances in the business world will shatter a lot of white myths about black athletes-and give some pride and hope to a lot of young blacks.
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It has been universally recognized, in all authentic teachings of mankind, that every being born into this world has to work, not merely to keep himself alive, but to strive towards perfection.
