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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.

George Takei

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
I have two passions in my life. One is to raise the awareness of the internment of Japanese-American citizens. My other passion is the theater.
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Aware Citizenship Life Passion Theatre
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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Achievement Country Failure Glory Ideal Important Nation
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
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
Nothing is what it seems on the surface of Heroes.
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Hero Surface
I’m a civic busybody and I’ve been blessed with an active career.
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Active Blessing Body Busy Career Myself
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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Act Action Strike Terrorism Tragedy War
STAR TREK is a show that had a vision about a future that was positive.
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Belief Future Positive Vision
Do your duty as an American, and as a citizen of the galaxy… Vote!
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Citizenship Duty Galaxy Vote
We need to take our passion and effect real change at the local, state, and federal levels, to help elect progressive leaders, and to stem the tide of division, fear and scapegoating.
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Change Division Fear Leadership Need Passion Progression Reality
Pioneering is never done in front of cheerleaders urging on a roaring grandstand of popular approval.
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Leadership Popular Validation
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
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
You know, when a man is raped you never hear about what he was wearing.
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Clothes Man Rape Yourself
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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Establishment Help Notion Public Religion Service Simplicity Thinking

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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