"Philanthropies and charities have a certain air of quackery."

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"Philanthropies and charities have a certain air of quackery."

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"Our minds of infinite possibilities have been plowed, seeded and cultivated by every word, institution and sacred belief we hold dear, to produce a foul harvest of exclusion, apathy, brute domination and death."

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"A society becomes a breeding ground of violence and terrorism when it closes its door to new ideas and forces the citizens to live in the prison of conforming thoughts."

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"Don't judge people by their religious, cultural, or professional background. Judge if you must, by their behavior with other people."

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"Either you are homophobic or you are a human - you cannot be both."

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"It's strange how money seems to silence a neighborhood," I say quietly. "On my street, where no one has money, it's so loud. Sirens blaring, people shouting, car doors slamming, stereos thumping. There's always someone, somewhere, making noise."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

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"The overload of useless ceremonials and worship have crippled the whole nation. If you want to do good to your nation and yourself, then throw away your ancient ceremonials as far as possible."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

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"Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin."

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"American corporate capitalism is a murder-suicide mission."

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"We are equal by fault, but never equal in acceptance."

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"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character."

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"I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching."

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"The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain."

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"All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen."

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"We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body."

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"The faith that stands on authority is not faith."

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"When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it."

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"The health of the eye seems to demand a horizon. We are never tired, so long as we can see far enough."

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"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies."

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"There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep."

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