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And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.

George Takei

The large majority of faith-based people are decent, fair-minded people. We should not characterize people of faith as the adversaries of GLBT equality.
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To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.
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And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.
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I myself am a Buddhist, not a Christian. But I cannot help but think that if Christ ran a public establishment, it would be open to all, and He would be the last to refuse service to anyone. It is, simply put, the most un-Christian of notions.
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You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young.
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Facebook itself has an interest in having great content so that its users keep coming back.
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I think we learn more from those times in our history where we stumbled as a democracy than we learn from the glorious chapters.
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Today we have the economic collapse that the whole planet is suffering, but there is hope, and that’s what’s going to keep us moving ahead.
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We must remind ourselves that an assault on any one of our liberties and freedoms is an assault on all.
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Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any attempt by the government to turn that tragedy into justification for sweeping action.
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I’m a civic busybody and I’ve been blessed with an active career.
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My memories of camp – I was four years old to eight years old – they’re fond memories.
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Social media is like ancient Egypt: writing things on walls and worshiping cats.
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Our differences in beliefs do not truly separate us, or elevate us over others. Rather, they highlight the rich tapestry that is humanity.
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The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance.
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Nothing is what it seems on the surface of Heroes.
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