The torments of martyrdom are probably most keenly felt by the bystanders. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced. – J.B.S. Haldane
What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. – Thomas Jefferson
I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do. – Bob Newhart
I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business was fading. – Alan Greenspan
You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices. – Deepak Chopra
When it comes to anything that’s social, whether it’s your family, your school, your community, your business or your country, winning is a team sport. – Bill Clinton
