“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. People know themselves much better than you do. That's why it's important to stop expecting them to be something other than who they are”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”
“To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me.”
“If you form the habit of taking what someone else says about a thing without checking it out for yourself, you'll find that other people will have you hating your friends and loving your enemies.”
“If you aren't gonna say exactly how and what you feel, you might as well not say anything at all.”
“At the end of the day, you can have something in your head, something in your hand, or something in your heart. What are you choosing?”
“What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean?”
“The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.”
“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.”
“To be completely honest with oneself is the very best effort a human being can make.”
“The reality of the other person is not in what he reveals to you, but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say.”
“No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.”
“Bein logical gave me a reason to doubt”
“Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.”
“The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.”
“The people of the United States are one of the people I most admire in the world. The only thing I don't understand is why a country that manages to do so well cannot do better in choosing its president.”
“Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.”
“Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.”
“Have more than you show, Speak less than you know.”
“Slight changes simply make a blur.”