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- When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- What we should be asking is not whether we need a big government or small government, but how we can create a smarter and better government.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- We can't expect to solve problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with a certain policy without demonizing the person who espouses it.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- You can question somebody's views and their judgment without questioning their motives or patriotism.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- If we choose only to expose ourselves to opinions and viewpoints that are in line to our own, we become more polarized, more set in our own ways. It will only reinforce and deepen the political divides in our country. But if we choose to actively seek out information that challenges our assumptions and beliefs, perhaps we can begin to understand where the people who disagree with us are coming from.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- It may make your blood boil and your mind may not be changed, but the practice of listening to opposing views is essential for effective citizenship. It is essential for our democracy.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- Beauty and seduction is nature's tool for survival, because we will protect what we love.
- Louis Schwartzberg, Marie Curie, 2011
- Nature has invented reproduction as a mechanism for life to move forward. As a life force that passes right through us and makes us a link in the evolution of life.
- Louis Schwartzberg, TED, the hidden beauty of pollination, March 2011
- Any government is potentially the worst client in the world you could ever possibly want to have.
- Thomas Heatherwick, TED, Building the Seed Cathedral, March 2011
- Fear sometimes stops you from doing stupid things. But it can also stop you from doing creative or exciting or experimental things. It can cloud your judgment of others, and lead to all kinds of evil. The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings in our life.
- Helen Mirren
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