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All prisons that have existed in our society to date put people away as no human being should ever be put away.


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The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.

The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.



Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.

Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.



This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.

This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.



A liberation movement that is nonviolent sets the oppressor free as well as the oppressed.

A liberation movement that is nonviolent sets the oppressor free as well as the oppressed.



Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.

Vengeance is not the point; change is. But the trouble is that in most people's minds the thought of victory and the thought of punishing the enemy coincide.



Our own pulse beats in every stranger's throat.

Our own pulse beats in every stranger's throat.



There should be no censorship of mail.

There should be no censorship of mail.



Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears.

Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's fears.



Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.



A great many of us must move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience.

A great many of us must move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience.





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Before we begin to investigate that, let us try to realize what we do know, so as to make the most of it, and to separate the essential from the accidental.

Before we begin to investigate that, let us try to realize what we do know, so as to make the most of it, and to separate the essential from the accidental.




You are not an accident. You are one of a kind. Your big dream is from God, and its irreplaceable. And you were born to seize it and celebrate it every day of your life!

You are not an accident. You are one of a kind. Your big dream is from God, and its irreplaceable. And you were born to seize it and celebrate it every day of your life!



Neverland is a place where you don't grow up, then you have to confront your past.

Neverland is a place where you don't grow up, then you have to confront your past.



All that is necessary to raise imbecility into what the mob regards as profundity is to lift it off the floor and put it on a platform.

All that is necessary to raise imbecility into what the mob regards as profundity is to lift it off the floor and put it on a platform.



Concentrate on how good if feels to be alive. No matter what. Just to see the color of the sky, just to smell the air, and feel the wind in your face

Concentrate on how good if feels to be alive. No matter what. Just to see the color of the sky, just to smell the air, and feel the wind in your face



It's better for the listener to interpret their own meanings to the music.

It's better for the listener to interpret their own meanings to the music.



... life is a comedy far darker than drama. It just takes time to learn what to smile at.

... life is a comedy far darker than drama. It just takes time to learn what to smile at.



I learned that focus is key. Not just in your running a company, but in your personal life as well.

I learned that focus is key. Not just in your running a company, but in your personal life as well.



Whatever you focus on you're going to feel.

Whatever you focus on you're going to feel.




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