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For who can stop the heart from breaking?


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What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?

What broke in a man when he could bring himself to kill another?



All roads lead to Johannesburg.

All roads lead to Johannesburg.



One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.

One day in Johannesburg, and already the tribe was being rebuilt, the house and soul being restored.



When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.



To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.

To give up the task of reforming society is to give up one's responsibility as a free man.



I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.

I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.



Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.

Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich.



It is not permissible to add to one's possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men. Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.

It is not permissible to add to one's possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men. Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.



I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.

I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.



But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.

But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power.





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Some people just need a high-five. In the face. With my knives.

Some people just need a high-five. In the face. With my knives.



I don't believe in guilty pleasures. If you enjoy something, you just enjoy it. No sense feeling guilty about it.

I don't believe in guilty pleasures. If you enjoy something, you just enjoy it. No sense feeling guilty about it.



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A subject I'm particularly passionate about is the criminal justice system and almost all of the policies that impact people's lives are determined on a local level.



Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes afterward.

Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes afterward.



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Do not do that which you would not have known.



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If you want toget the most outof a sketch, youneed to leave bigenough holes forthe imaginationto fit in.



"How could you think of such awful things?" liberal critics always ask. "How else could I possibly amuse myself?" I always wonder.

"How could you think of such awful things?" liberal critics always ask. "How else could I possibly amuse myself?" I always wonder.



She felt herself needing more and more sleep. When she awoke in the morning, she thought of when she might lie down again - and when she would sleep. She started going to the movies.

She felt herself needing more and more sleep. When she awoke in the morning, she thought of when she might lie down again - and when she would sleep. She started going to the movies.




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