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"In Holland I have seen well-meaning, principled people blinded by multiculturalism, overwhelmed by the imperative to be sensitive and respectful of immigrant culture, while ignoring criminal abuse of women and girls."
"The cemetery is full of indispensable people."
"I never prayed for no money, and I never prayed for no fame. I said, 'I'll take care of that myself. You just keep me healthy and I'll do all I can to try to turn people around, to try to steer 'em in the right direction.' That's the whole trip in life, ya know."
"That's the paradox: the only time most people feel alive is when they're suffering, when something overwhelms their ordinary, careful armour, and the naked child is flung out onto the world. That's why the things that are worst to undergo are best to remember. But when that child gets buried away under their adaptive and protective shells—he becomes one of the walking dead, a monster."
"Music is about the only thing left that people don't fight over."
"People are not remembered by how few times they fail, but by how often they succeed. Every wrong step is another step forward"
"Never be afraid to let people go if they're not right; often that's the only way you can make room for the right person."
"Disaster mitigation... increases the self reliance of people who are at risk - in other words, it is empowering."
"Death is never easy when you know the people doing the dying."
"A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him."
"People fashion their God after their own understanding. They make their God first and worship him afterwards."
"People say that poverty is bad, but in fact poverty is good. The poorer people are, the more revolutionary they are. It is dreadful to imagine a time when everyone will be rich... From a surplus of calories people will have two heads and four legs."
"Sports have the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sports can create hope, where there was once only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination. Sports is the game of lovers."
"When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred."
"If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time."
"Especially in times of collective neurosis, the existence of . . . mature people is of crucial importance."
"Let people do what they need to do to make them happy. Mind your own business, and do what you need to do to make you happy."
"People who have known the joy of God point each other to flashes of light here and there, and remind each other that they reveal the hidden but real Presence of God. They discover that there are people who heal each other's wounds, forgive each other's offenses, share their possessions, foster the spirit of community, celebrate the gifts they have received, and live in constant anticipation of the full manifestation of God's Glory."
"It's logical that people from bad times will reflect their feelings in their communication. Music is part of the communication. If you lived it, you can do it."
"I say to people today, 'You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end."
