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"Only when we succeed in creating such an order under which people receive for their labor from the society not according to the quantity and quality of labor, but according to their needs, will it be possible to say that we have built up a communist society."
"I fail to see what dangers surrounding states can see in the ideas of the Soviet people if these states are really firmly seated in their saddles."
"Our society consists exclusively of free working people of cities and villages, workers, peasants, intelligentsia. Each of these strata may have its special interests and express them in numerous existing organizations."
"In case Japan ventures to attack the Mongolian People's Republic, seeking to destroy its independence, we will have to assist the Mongolian People's Republic."
"Learn to do your own thinking - don’t let other people do it for you!"
"Humble people ask for help."
"A passionate interest in what you do is the secret of enjoying life...whether it is helping old people or children, or making cheese or growing earthworms."
"Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing--not career or housework, or one's fatigue--and it needs to be tended and nurtured."
"We are beginning to realize that even the most fortunate people are living far below capacity, and that most human beings develop not more than a small fraction of their potential mental and spiritual efficiency. The human race, in fact, is surrounded by a large area of unrealized possibilities, a challenge to the spirit of exploration."
"Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination."
"Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?"
"Some people are like blue jeans- the older and more beat up they get, the better they look."
"People die from typewriters falling on their heads."
"Leaders are hard workers. They never expect more out of the people around them than they are willing to give themselves."
"Other people - they practice and they practice... these fingers of mine, they got brains in 'em. You don't tell them what to do - they do it. God given talent."
"Smiley Bone: You can't feel safe unless there's something to be safe against! Phoney Bone: Exactly! People like to be victims! There's a certain unassailable moral superiority about it."
"He had loved and he had found himself. Most people love to lose themselves."
"There are always a few such people who demand the utmost of life and yet cannot come to terms with its stupidity and crudeness."
"Often it is the most deserving people who cannot help loving those who destroy them."