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I think that we're all, as human beings, so limited. If we want to write about ourselves, that's fairly easy. And if we write about our friends or our families, we can do that. But if we want to project ourselves somewhere beyond our personal experience, we're going to fail unless we get that experience or we borrow it from others. ”
The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment. ”
Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit. ”
My understanding is, the fans are so ravenous in Canada, they gnaw on the stars. ”
You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn't have that. ”
Government leaders should get up to speed on the blockchain by understanding it first and committing to exploring its potential. ”
You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York. ”
Whether I'm single or in a relationship, I'm the same person. The same human being. ”
Readers anticipate that a significant element of every story will be additional exposure to the ways of the Ojibwe. The truth is that I enjoy this aspect of the work. Although I have no Indian blood running through my veins, in college I prepared to be a cultural anthropologist, so exploring other cultures is exciting to me. ”
I don't think we should stop emphasizing race because I think, you know, race is still very, very important, and we have to recognize that and continue to introduce programs to address racial inequities. But we have to widen our vision and also address the growing problems of economic class. ”