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- Smug respectability, like the poor, we've had with us always. Today, however, ... such obtuseness is an indulgence we can no longer afford. The computer,…
- I think it's realistic to have hope. One can be a perverse idealist and say the easiest thing: 'I despair. The world's no good.' That's…
- Work is born in us. We take to it kindly or unkindly. The terms may be easy or harsh, but the contract is binding.
- I find labels "liberal" and "conservative" of little meaning. Our language has become perverted along with the thoughts of many of us.
- To survive the day is triumph enough for the walking wounded among the great many of us.
- Most of us have jobs that are too small for our spirits.
- That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with hope. I read somewhere that when a person takes part…
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- Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, is the property of only a few:… — Pope Francis
- Life may burn us, it's how we rise out of the ashes that define our character. — Nishan Panwar
- It is the people closest to us, that are capable of hurting us most. — Nishan Panwar
- Dreams are what keep us going when real life lets us down. — Nishan Panwar