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John Locke Philosopher, Physician
Thinking

"Tis a Mistake to think this Fault [tyranny] is proper only to Monarchies; other Forms of Government are liable to it, as well as that. For where-ever the Power that is put in any hands for the Government of the People, and the Preservation of their Properties, is applied to other ends, and made use of to impoverish, harass, or subdue them to the Arbitrary and Irregular Commands of those that have it: There it presently becomes Tyranny, whether those that thus use it are one or many."

Thinking Hands Mistake
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Jules Renard Writer
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"It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, then he'll do a heap of thinking about the things you didn't say."

Thinking Mad Anger
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Chris Brown Singer, Songwriter, Dancer
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"Having the right people around you all the time is important. I do take the acting seriously. But this is all fun. I look at it like smoke and mirrors. I still think it's a dream, but I ain't pinching myself yet."

Thinking Dream Fun
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Samuel Beckett Playwright, Novelist
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"Memories are killing. So you must not think of certain things, of those that are dear to you, or rather you must think of them, for if you don’t there is the danger of finding them, in your mind, little by little."

Thinking Mind Memories
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J. C. Watts Politician
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"Republicans think that the NAACP is the only voice in the black community. It is a voice in the black community. But it's not the only voice."

Thinking Voice Community
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Francis Ford Coppola Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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"I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians."

Thinking Movie Fog
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Mark Twain Writer, Humorist
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"I have no race prejudices, and I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed I know it. I can stand any society. All that I care to know is that a man is a human being-that is enough for me; he can't be any worse."

Thinking Men Animal
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Marlon Brando Actor, Director
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"I think Robert F. Kennedy really, finally, cared; he realized that all of the rhetoric had to be put down into some form of action. That's perhaps the reason they killed him. They don't care what you say, you can say as much as you want to, provided you don't do anything. If you start to do something and your shuffling raises too much dust, they will disestablish you. That's what happened to Martin Luther King."

Thinking Kings Dust
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Willie Nelson Musician, Actor
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"I was in the Air Force a while and they had what they call "policing the area." That's where you looked around and if there's anything wrong here, there, anywhere, you took care of your own area. And I think that's a pretty good thing to go by. If everyone just takes care of their own area then we won't have any problems. Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there. And look around you and see what needs to be changed."

Thinking Needs Air
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Tom Hanks Actor, Producer
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"Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day."

Thinking Growing Up Moon
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Steve Jobs Entrepreneur
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"But innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10:30 at night with a new idea, or because they realized something that shoots holes in how we've been thinking about a problem."

Thinking Inspirational Night
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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
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"One way for attaining Bhakti is by repeating the name of God a number of times. Mantras have effect: the mere repetition of words.... To obtain Bhakti, seek the company of holy men who have Bhakti, and read books like the Gita and the Imitation of Christ; always think of the attributes of God."

Thinking Men Book
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Ziggy Marley Musician
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"This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened."

Thinking Doe Dragonflies
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