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A human being is a being who is constantly 'under construction,' but also, in a parallel fashion, always in a state of constant destruction. ”
The poet begins where the man ends. The man's lot is to live his human life, the poet's to invent what is nonexistent. ”
Biography - a system in which the contradictions of a human life are unified. ”
Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality the supreme activity which nature affords anyone for going out of himself toward someone else. ”
Law is born from despair of human nature. ”
We are free, but not to be evil, not to be indifferent to human suffering, not to profit from the people, from the work created and sustained through their spirit of political association, while refusing to contribute to the political state that we profit from. ”
Like bones to the human body, the axle to the wheel, the wing to the bird, and the air to the wing, so is liberty the essence of life. Whatever is done without it is imperfect. ”
Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness. ”
The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength. ”
When I did the anthem, I did it with the understanding in my heart and mind that I did it because I'm a patriot. I was trying to be a grateful patriot. I was expressing my feelings for America when I did the anthem my way instead of just singing it with an orchestra. ”