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The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance.

George Takei

Unfriending me when I didn’t even know we were friends? It’s like breaking wind when you’re home alone. If I can’t smell you, knock yourself out.
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Alone Break Friendship Home Myself
I’ve run the marathon several times, so I definitely don’t look like the Great Ancestor!
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Appearance Greatness Marathon Myself Run Time
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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Economics Head Hope Move Planet Suffering
If leadership requires a fired-up sense of purpose and imagination, it also demands a profound connection to the society to be led.
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Connection Imagination Leadership Purpose Society
Nothing is what it seems on the surface of Heroes.
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Hero Surface
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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Belief Difference Humanity Rich Separate True
You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young.
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Age Camp Growth Myself Time Young
We have to be vigilant about how the Trump administration may try to divide us from each other.
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Administration Division Each Other Try
Cat’s are unpredictable. It is a fine line between the cure, inquisitive and innocent creature resting on our lap and the hissing, spitting and deranged banshee it might become at any moment. This is why we’re trying always to win their love.
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Cat Innocence Love Moments Prediction Win
Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our family, and understanding of how the ideals of a country are only as good as the people who give it flesh and blood.
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Blood Certain Father Goodness Ideal People Suffering Understand
But when we came out of camp, that’s when I first realized that being in camp, that being Japanese-American, was something shameful.
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Camp Identity Myself Realization Shame
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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Adversity Character Equality Faith Mindset People
We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.
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Difference Diversity Face Humanity Ourselves Wonder
This is supposed to be a participatory democracy and if we’re not in there participating then the people that will manipulate and exploit the system will step in there.
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Democracy Manipulation Participation People System
Confidence in the human capacity for problem solving, for invention, for innovation.
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Capacity Confidence Innovation Invention Problem
Life is too short not to order the bacon dessert.
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Food Life Order Short Sweet

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