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Barack Obama Politician
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"I have said repeatedly that I intend to close Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that. I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture. And I'm gonna make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and parcel of an effort to regain America's moral stature in the world."

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Pema Chodron Buddhist Teacher, Author
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"Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up, and you realize that you're always standing at the center of the world."

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Plutarch Philosopher, Historian
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"I confess myself the greatest coward in the world, for I dare not do an ill thing."

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Priyanka Chopra Actress
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"The world, the way we look at women and sexuality, is what needs to change - not our behavior, not who we are, not what we say. It's the intentions that should change. It's the mind-set. Otherwise, we're just going to be a completely confused society with not knowing what to say to one another. The mind-set of when you meet a woman is that you should try and get to know her."

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Dan Brown Author
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"Imagine how they would have mocked you if you proclaimed, 'Not only is the world a sphere, but there is an invisible, mystical force that holds everything to its surface'!"

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Barbara Kingsolver Author, Biologist
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"Be still, and the world is bound to turn herself inside out to entertain you. Everywhere you look, joyful noise is clanging to drown out quiet desperation."

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Barbara Kingsolver Author, Biologist
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"You can be as earnest and ridiculous as you need to be, if you don't attempt it in isolation. The ridiculously earnest are known to travel in groups. And they are known to change the world."

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Barbara Kingsolver Author, Biologist
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"If someone does learn about the world from reading a novel of mine, that makes me very happy. It's probably not what brings me into the novel in the first place - I usually am pulled in by some big question about the world and human nature that I'm not going to resolve in the course of the novel. But I'm very devoted to getting my facts straight."

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Abbey Curran Beauty Queen
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"I think that the pageant world overall is pretty spectacular, it just makes you feel good about yourself and leaves you with great friends."

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