Socrates
Philosopher
"When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser."
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Tools
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Jerry Garcia
Musician
"To get really high is to forget yourself. And to forget yourself is to see everything else. And to see everything else is to become an understanding molecule in evolution, a conscious tool of the universe."
Bell Hooks
Author, Feminist, Social Activist
"Shaming is one of the deepest tools of imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy because shame produces trauma and trauma often produces paralysis."
John Lewis
Politician
"I say from time to time that the vote is precious. It's almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it."
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"Education is the basic tool for the development of consciousness and the reconstitution of society."
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"Justice remains the tool of a few powerful interests; legal interpretations will continue to be made to suit the convenience of the oppressor powers."
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"This is a very exciting time in the world of information. It`s not just that the personal computer has come along as a great tool. The whole pace of business is moving faster. Globalization is forcing companies to do things in new ways."
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"An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site."
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"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!"
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"The merit of Marx is that he suddenly produces a qualitative change in the history of social thought. He interprets history, understands its dynamic, predicts the future, but in addition to predicting it (which would satisfy his scientific obligation), he expresses a revolutionary concept: the world must not only be interpreted, it must be transformed. Man ceases to be the slave and tool of his environment and converts himself into the architect of his own destiny."
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"Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader's toolkit."
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"Work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along."
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"The world must not only be interpreted, it must be transformed. Man ceases to be the slave and tool of his environment and converts himself into the architect of his own destiny."
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"We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?"
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"We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us."
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"Losing is inevitable, make sure you have the tools in your toolbox to deal with it."
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"Mind is a tool invented by the universe to see itself; but it can never see all of itself, for much the same reason that you can't see your own back (without mirrors)."
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"If I had stayed for other people to make my tools and things for me, I had never made anything."
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"Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all."
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"I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it."
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"The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade."
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"Language is a tool for concealing the truth. If we could read each other's minds, this would be a horror show."
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"Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed."
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"One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more."
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"The Internet is both great and terrible. As a source of information, a tool for delivering music and art, it's great. But spamming ads and piracy of music is terrible. It's stealing."
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