Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
Quotes to Explore
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Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them.
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Fashion and music have always played off each other and certainly do for me; I love both so much. But there are definitely those moments when you're playing the right song at the right time in the right place, and it feels like the best job in the world.
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I wish my school days could have dragged on a little longer, or that I could go back and do it later in life.
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As the possessor of complete knowledge, God is not mistaken about people's experiences as people are mistaken about each others' experiences.
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I'm pretty proud of my film music in general.
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You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.
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I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.
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In our society, everyone wants to be a celebrity overnight.
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Towns oftener swamp one than carry one out onto the big ocean of life.
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Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.
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It's a wild thing, that people have the ability to help each other by just relating to one another.
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In Czechoslovakia in 1968, communist reformers appealed to democratic ideals that were deeply rooted in the country's pre-second world war past.
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The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.
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I've always been one to throw caution to the wind, and my motto has been, 'Never have a dull moment.' Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't, but I don't think I'd have it much differently.
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If I'm not in shape, it feels like something is wrong. If I haven't been able to get to class for a while or I've been sick, I don't feel complete. It doesn't feel like the electricity is making its connections.
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As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.
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Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly.
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I remember the absolute, joyous freedom I felt when I first went to college: I had no bedtime, no curfew, no rules - I loved it. I was in charge. I couldn't believe I didn't have to answer to anyone.
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Men create the gods in their own image.
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You want your partner to objectify you.
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Since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, the gap between men and women's earnings has narrowed by less than a half-cent per year. At this rate, American women will have to wait until 2062 to bring home the same salary as their male counterparts.
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In politics it commonly takes a superior woman to overcome the handicap of traditional prejudice.
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I think the reason you see so many people dropping out of politics is because there's an anti-poetic strain in modern political discourse.
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It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
