"We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it."

Thought, Progress, Goal, Deed

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"We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it."

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"Each "way of thinking" has its own shape and color, which wax and wane like the moon."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Thought, Mind, Change, Perception

"A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Thought, Truth, Language, Perception, Mindfulness

"Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute tautology."

Theodor Adorno, German Philosopher

Thought, Emotion, Nothing

"Yeah, but what if you went back and killed your own grandfather?"He stared at me, baffled. "Why the fuck would you do that?"

Stephen King, American Author

Thought, Time, Paradox, Humor, Curiosity

"Knowledge is life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Thought, Knowledge, Life, Growth, Insight

"I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system."

Noam Chomsky, American Activist

Thought, Dictatorship

"Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Thought, Thoughts, Words

"When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman."

Jean de la Bruyere, French Philosopher

Thought, Thoughts, Excellence, Spirit

"I'm often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. I always ponder the question. What exactly do I think about when I'm running? I don't have a clue."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Thought, Running, Question, Exercise

"Words without thoughts never to heaven go."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Thought, Thoughts, Heaven, Words

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"If I want to deprive you of your watch, I shall certainly have to fight for it; if I want to buy your watch, I shall have to pay for it; and if I want a gift, I shall have to plead for it; and, according to the means I employ, the watch is stolen property, my own property, or a donation. Thus we see three different results from three different means. Will you still say that the means do not matter?"

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"Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions."

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"To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."

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"Morality is contraband in war."

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"I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul."

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"The future depends on what we do in the present."

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"Each "way of thinking" has its own shape and color, which wax and wane like the moon."

"A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure."

"Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute tautology."

"Yeah, but what if you went back and killed your own grandfather?"He stared at me, baffled. "Why the fuck would you do that?"

"Knowledge is life."

"I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system."

"Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish."

"When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman."

"I'm often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. I always ponder the question. What exactly do I think about when I'm running? I don't have a clue."

"Words without thoughts never to heaven go."

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"Violence begins with the fork."

"God has no religion."

"The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear."

"Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature."

"Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions."

"To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."

"Morality is contraband in war."

"I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul."

"The future depends on what we do in the present."