"Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free."

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"Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free."

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"In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not the coronation of an infinite series of causes and the source of an infinite series of effects."

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian Poet

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"Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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"There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself."

Erich Fromm, American Psychologist

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"It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment."

Honore De Balzac, French Novelist

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"I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks."

Janet Flanner, American Journalist

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"Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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"Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night."

William Blake, English Poet

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"One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses."

Henry Miller, American Author

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"In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor."

Henry Miller, American Author

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"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

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"We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation."

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"Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers."

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"There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance."

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"We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure."

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"In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence."

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"If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... the people who give you their food give you their heart."

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"You are never strong enough that you don't need help."

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"Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers."

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"From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength."

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