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A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work over the long term.

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More appealing than knowledge itself is the feeling of knowledge.

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History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.

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Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations, and thou shalt be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in.

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The greatest lesson we can learn from the past. . . is that freedom is at the core of every successful nation in the world.

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Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself - and thus make yourself indispensable.

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The process of creating new, democratic organs of government power is beginning, and, as never before, the greatest responsibility rests with the broadcast media.

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A new vision of development is emerging. Development is becoming a people-centered process, whose ultimate goal must be the improvement of the human condition.

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What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of each of us. We lose dignity if we tolerate the intolerable.

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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

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