Things said or done long years ago,
Or things I did not do or say
But thought that I might say or do,
Weigh me down, and not a day
But something is recalled,
My conscience or my vanity appalled.
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V, st. 2William Butler Yeats
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Having spent 37 years of my life in the military as a reservist, and never having met a gay in all of that time, and never having even talked about it in all those years, I just thought, why the hell shouldn't they serve? They're American citizens. As long as they're not doing things that are harmful to anyone else... So I came out for it.
Barry Goldwater
There are things you can replace, and others you cannot. The time has come to weigh those things, this space is getting hot.
Robert Hunter
The best thing you can do for your fellow, next to rousing his conscience, is — not to give him things to think about, but to wake things up that are in him; or say, to make him think things for himself.
George MacDonald
IF I was teaching an art class, I think we would spend only half the time drawing, all the rest would be all about making more complete and experienced human beings out of the students. I am often appalled at how narrowly focused many people are. Art is very much about LOOKING at things, being interested in things, remembering what you see. I was born with busy eyes.
John Howe
When you’re 50 you start thinking about things you haven’t thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity — but actually it’s about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.
Joyce Carol Oates
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