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The Motivating Force Of The Theory Of A Democratic Way Of Life Is Still A Belief That As Individuals We Live Cooperatively, And, To The Best Of Our Ability, Serve The Community In Which We Live.

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The Motivating Force Of The Theory Of A Democratic Way Of Life Is Still A Belief That As Individuals We Live Cooperatively, And, To The Best Of Our Ability, Serve The Community In Which We Live.

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We Must Know What We Think And Speak Out, Even At The Risk Of Unpopularity.

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Democracy Cannot Be Static. Whatever Is Static Is Dead.

Ability Is Not Something To Be Saved, Like Money, In The Hope That You Can Draw Interest On It. The Interest Comes From The Spending. Unused Ability, Like Unused Muscles, Will Atrophy. It Is Tragic To Realize That The Majority Of Human Beings, Even The So-called Educated, Call Upon Only The Smallest Fraction Of Their Potential Capacity. They Leave Many Talents Dormant. They Fail To Develop Their Mental Qualities. They Are Almost Unaware Of The Degree Of Energy Upon Which They Might Call To Build A Full And Rewarding Life.

Do Not Be Afraid Of Mistakes, Provided You Do Not Make The Same One Twice.

I Once Had A Rose Named After Me And I Was Very Flattered. But I Was Not Pleased To Read The Description In The Catalogue: No Good In A Bed, But Fine Up Against A Wall.

Happiness Is Not A Goal, It Is A By-product. For What Keeps Our Interest In Life And Makes Us Look Forward To Tomorrow Is Giving Pleasure To Other People.

What I Have Learned From My Own Experience Is That The Most Important Ingredients In A Child's Education Are Curiosity, Interest, Imagination, And A Sense Of The Adventure Of Life.

...so Much Attention Is Paid To The Aggressive Sins, Such As Violence And Cruelty, And Greed With All Their Tragic Effects, That Too Little Attention Is Paid To The Passive Sins, Such As Apathy And Laziness, Which In The Long Run Can Have A More Devastating And Destructive Effect Upon Society Than The Others.

I Think That Somehow, We Learn Who We Really Are And Then Live With That Decision.

If You Have Any Interests You Can Gain A Wider Audience For Those Interests While The Goldfish Bowl Is Yours!

No One Is All-knowing And Therefore All Of Us Need Both Love And Charity.

One Has To Live In Washington To Know What A City Of Rumors It Is.

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Of All The Nations In The Western World, The United States, With The Most Money And The Most Time, Has The Fewest Readers Of Books Per Capita. This Is An Incalculable Loss. This, Too, Is One Of The Few Civilized Nations In The World Which Is Unable To Support A Single Magazine Devoted Solely To Books.

As With All Children, The Feeling That I Was Useful Was Perhaps The Greatest Joy I Experienced.

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