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Equality is the best insurance against the political upheaval that authorities fear. The means are the ends — and vice versa.

Saying things are terrible does not automatically establish the reliability of your account. The habitual naysayer is no more to be trusted than the habitual cheerleader.

I know a better truth than yours. It is larger, roomier, more complex, and more authentic than any you will find in a single formulation or dictum or label or theory.

The hardest thing in the world is to see what is actually in front of you, unmediated by your own expectations, theories, and wishes about what should be there.

You can outwork anybody. Try it, you will find out that you can do it. And what a great feeling that is.

When you get knocked down — which is plenty often — you get right up in a hurry, just as quickly as you can.

You can pay back only seldom. But you can always pay forward, and you must pay forward.

You can outwork anybody. Try it, and you will find out that you can do it.

Don't send people to do it. Meet them there and help them do it, and you will be amazed how it works.

We don't need to accept this state of affairs and all the other increasingly imposed limitations of our society without a fight.

In a society that systematically limits feelings, I hope you will not be afraid to fight for them.

Chaos is often the first step in the creative process. Don't be afraid of not knowing. The act of searching is as important as the act of finding.