"Kings and magistrates are invested with no more power than the people entrust to them."
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"The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people's eyes before you even put out an album."
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"The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope."
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"Why are the people starving?- Because their grain is being eaten up by the taxes That's why they're starving Why are people rebellious?- Because those above them meddle in their lives That's why they're rebellious Why do people regard death so lightly?- Because they are so involved with their own living That's why they regard death so lightly In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go"
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"The world is yours, as well as ours, but in the last analysis, it is yours. Young people, full of vigour and vitality, are in the bloom of life, like the sun at eight or nine in the morning. Our hope is placed on you...The world belongs to you. China's future belongs to you."
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"People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned."
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"It will never be possible for any length of time for any group of the American people, either by reason of wealth or learning or inheritance or economic power, to retain any mandate, any permanent authority to arrogate to itself the political control of American public life."
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"We are all born sexual creatures,thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift."
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"Let's all pull together and make these United States the grandest place in this whole country. I see a vision. A glorious vision. A united people, marching forward shoulder to shoulder, giving their all for the common good, working while I whistle."
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"It's a good time for black people to be alive."
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"People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life."
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"What this country needs is more people to inspire others with confidence, and fewer people to discourage any initiative in the right direction more to get into the thick of things, fewer to sit on the sidelines, merely finding fault more to point out what's right with the world, and fewer to keep harping on what's wrong with it and more who are interested in lighting candles, and fewer who blow them out."
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"I hope that I can turn some of my fans that might be homophobic or supporters that might be homophobic and say, "You know what, we're all one people. This is love.""
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"Some people think there's a woman to blame, but I know - it's my own damn fault"
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"People are always going to say stupid things, and you're always going to be able to make jokes about that, but it should be the last thing you add in, because it's the easiest thing."
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"It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really don't think it will come back."
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"I see life as both a gift and a responsibility. My responsibility is to use what God has given me to help His people in need."
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"This is God's work. It makes blisters and it makes sweat, but it's worth my time and it's worth your time....Working together as God's people in the world-I don't know of anything more rewarding."
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"People want to find a 'meaning' in everything and everyone. That's the disease of our age..."
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"Let us acknowledge and celebrate what youth can do to build a safer, more just world. Let us strengthen our efforts to include young people in policies, programmes and decision-making processes that benefit their futures and ours."
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