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"We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace."
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"When things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It's because a little piece gets lost - the two remaining ends couldn't fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed."

"Every misfortune is a fortune."

"Don't conform. Don't live in a small dirty pond when the ocean of life is lovingly inviting you."

"No matter how disappointing you believe your life currently is, it is never too late to start reshaping it to become an amazing testimony."

"To change yourself, let go of what you are and accept what you want to be."

"Things don't only change, they also change you; sometimes for good, sometimes not."

"We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery Act is driving change."
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"I'm reading a book about Romaine Brooks, a wonderful painter from early in the last century."

"I'd ban all automobiles from the central part of the city. You see, the automobile was just a passing fad. It's got to go. It's got to go a long way from here."

"They were looking for a stable, but we didn't have one. In fact, we weren't very stable ourselves."

"Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately."

"We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace."
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