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"The problem with our culture is we cling to so many different truths. Yet, the truths that we cling to also depend on our point of view. Maybe, the journey to a truth that can be free of hatred, bias and injustice requires a journey of the soul to see all view points."
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"A gold tooth is to some blacks, what braces are to all whites."
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"In fact, caucus, a word derived from the Algonquin languages, better reflected the layers of talking circles and the goal of consensus that were at the heart of governance."
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"Anyone who has used that comforting phrase 'a nice cup of tea' invariably means Indian tea."
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"There is no society that does not highly value fictional storytelling. Ever."
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"It was a subtle refinement of God to learn Greek when he wished to write a book " and that he did not learn it better."
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"Culture makes lies plausible through exposure to time. It makes prejudice seem like physics intergenerationally. It is therefore the most dangerous opponent of philosophy, because it feels the most credible to the average person."
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"To breathe Paris is to preserve one's soul."
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"Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs or the names of state capitals or how much corn Iowa grew last year. Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they'll feel they're thinking, they'll get a sense of motion without moving. And they'll be happy, because facts of that sort don't change. Don't give them any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy."
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"Without the library, you have no civilization."
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"A beautiful battle is one you don't have to fight."
Wisdom
""You're bloody insane, Karede," Mat said. "Unfortunately, so am I.""
Humor
"Image perception makes a big difference. That's one of the things I tell entrepreneurs today. Fine, focus on products, focus on customers and all that good stuff - that's necessary. But the image that you project is also key. Don't forget that."
Strategy
"A woman's eyes cut deeper than a knife."
Metaphor
"No man can walk so long in the Shadow that he cannot come again to the Light."
Faith
"What you practice too often, you use without thinking."
Discipline
"Small hopes can grow surprising fruit."
Optimism
"The old blood is indeed still strong in the Two Rivers."
Identity
"Sometimes, pain is all that lets you know you're alive."
Survival
"It's not evil, Rand. I know something evil when I smell it. This isn't evil, it's just incredibly stupid."
Perception
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