Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
A civilization based on nonviolence must be different from that organized for violence.
Quotes to Explore
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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I like playing with that space between laughter and discomfort where your discomfort can also make you laugh, and you're confused about the mixed feelings. That's challenging, and I think that's what makes for some of the best art.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.
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I don't think the lifestyle that I have, the things going on in my life right now, you could put that on any 23-year-old kid. But, you know, I was raised right, and I'm prepared for whatever.
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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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It should simply be an empirical matter whether the climate is changing or not and whether we're responsible. But the various sides of the debate have now become so tribal that it's no longer a matter of changing our views as more information comes in.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.
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Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics.
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As a child, I was hyper, I was a clown and I was sensitive. Today I'm all of the above, except I've refrained from bouncing off the walls.
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You walk past people in streets, or they serve you in shops, and you know nothing about the horrors they may be living with.
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Even before I competed in the Olympics, I always wanted to write a book.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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My music is very innovative, in a class by itself. Nobody else is saying anything of value. What I'm trying to do is get people to think, to alter their consciousness. It's not your typical platinum formula for success.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.
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You shouldn't be ashamed of your pain. You have the right to have your pain treated.
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As an editor, I read Charlotte Rogan's amazing debut novel, 'The Lifeboat,' when it was still in manuscript. I read it in one night, and I really wanted my company to publish it, but we lost it to another house. It's such a wonderful combination of beautiful writing and suspenseful storytelling.
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I'm just trying to win games and give my team a chance, win as many as we can week in and week out.
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I think that I'm serious, but I don't think that I'm inordinately bleak.
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I write almost every single part of my songs, even the actual drum parts sometimes, whether they be simple or layered with many different instruments.
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There are times when I wouldn't rule violence out. I personally don't like violence at all. But it wasn't until we had the Trafalgar Square riots that the Poll Tax went out in Britain. When people take to the streets and fight the police, it's the one thing the government can't control. You can march round in circles for the rest of your life and they can ignore it, but once you start damaging property and fighting with the police, they can't. Even though they tar you with a brush and say you're a set of bastards, they have to actually tone down what they are doing.
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The stream in my hometown Calgary is the oil and gas industry - that's the talk you hear on the street.
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A civilization based on nonviolence must be different from that organized for violence.
