"I believed that anything was possible, or at least because I didn't put together everyone else's "facts" and believe that winning was impossible."

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"Since it's not considered polite, and surely not politically-correct to come out and actually say that greed gets wonderful things done, let me go through a few of the millions of examples of the bene…"

— Walter E. Williams

Economics1936–2020

#mind

"The average man looks up at night And sees thousands and thousands, of twinkling stars, Each different from the others. But a man of wisdom and achievement, Perceives the one light, Behind the dark do…"

— Chinmayananda Saraswati

Education1916–1993

#success

"I have been saying for a long time that the crisis in the world is not economic or political or military. Essentially, the crisis in the world is a moral crisis. It's a reflection of man's growing imm…"

— Walter Reuther

Social Activism1907–1970

#knowledge

"My favorite song right now is impossible to defend. It's impossible. We should all be ashamed of ourselves for liking this fucking song. Lil Jon. You know that shit: "To the window! To the wall! 'Till…"

— Chris Rock

Entertainment1965

#music