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An American, a Negro... two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled

An American, a Negro… two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. – W. E. B. Du Bois

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All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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In my cranky old age, I actually prefer recording alone now, on The Simpsons, for example, because I find that the director can just focus on what Im doing and I can do a lot of variations. A lot of times, when I record with a group, Ill stay after class for another hour or two. – Hank Azaria

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As Ive gotten older Ive occasionally found myself nostalgic for earlier periods of solitude, though I realize thats also likely a false nostalgia, as I know there was nothing I wanted more during those periods than to not be alone, whatever that means. – Chris Ware

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I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone. – Cathy Freeman

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Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests and mines and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Plato; Or, The Philosopher”

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If its true that our species is alone in the universe, then Id have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. – George Carlin

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When you are facing the wilderness on your own, you have a totally different attitude to someone who works in government or who has a monthly cheque. – Rick Santelli

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Travel teaches tolerance. – Benjamin Disraeli

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