"Major flaw in government arise from a fear of making radical internal changes even though a need is clearly seen."
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"[Humor] could be dicey for a therapist and needs to be used very deftly."
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"Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your enemy."
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"The answers we're looking for are all within ourselves, we just need to become better connected, more present - to what we eat, to nature, to our surroundings and to our inner guide."
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"Men need only trust in Christ's teaching and obey it, and there will be peace on earth."
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"The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and consistently to remove the obstacles that prevent the spirit from entering."
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"Ideally, the writer needs no audience other than the few who understand that it is immodest and greedy to want more."
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"I'll teach you to kick me...' You don't need to teach me--I already know how!"
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"The perfect fascist state needs to operate in conditions of perpetual warfare. Have you ever noticed how the world has been in constant crisis since World War II?"
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"Palestine needs earth, but it does not need lawyers."
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"Most of the time I do feel like I need someone else when I'm alone. But I can still get by with just my own company and that makes me a stronger person."
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"The human being, creature of eyes, needs the image."
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"I will come to you, my friend, when I no longer need you. Then you will find a palace, not an almshouse."
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"A man will not need to study history to find out what is best for his own culture."
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"Every story has a moral you just need to be clever enough to find it - the Dutchess"
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"I feel the need to scream, and even if the scream is not answered, I find my sanity in the echo."
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"The results are in great need greater ambition."
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".. But do you understand, I cry to him, do you understand that along with happiness, in the exact same way, in perfectly equal proportion, man also needs unhappiness"
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"My friends need to be punished."
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"All I need is some cool bud and some tasty hanging change-ups, and I'm fine!"
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