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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. ↗

— Jawaharlal Nehru

#absence #also #brought #come #condition

Even at the United Nations, where legend has it that the building was designed so that there could be no corner offices, the expanse of glass in individual offices is said to be a dead giveaway as to rank. Five windows are excellent, one window not so great. ↗

— Enid Nemy

#building #corner #could #dead #designed

Those who deny the existence of a supreme being have been turned into second-class citizens by a government that continuously sends messages that 'real Americans' believe in God. ↗

— Michael Newdow

#being #believe #citizens #class citizens #continuously

If you were black, you experienced prejudice. It wasn't a real horrible thing for us; we went through it. We noticed it mostly in the South and in Las Vegas, where we couldn't stay in the hotels where we entertained. But that began to change. ↗

— Harold Nicholas

#black #change #entertained #experienced #horrible

Judgments, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be true: they possess value only as symptoms, they come into consideration only as symptoms - in themselves such judgments are stupidities. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#be true #come #concerning #consideration #into

I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they're running the asylum. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#class #hollywood #i #i think #inmates

My mother worked for a woman, Maria Ley-Piscator, who with her husband founded the Dramatic Workshop, which was connected to the New School. My mother did proofreading and typing and stuff or her, and as part of her payment, I was able to take acting classes there on Saturdays when I was 10. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#acting #classes #connected #did #dramatic

I hate complacency. I play every gig as if it could be my last, then I enjoy it more than ever. ↗

— Nigel Kennedy

#could #enjoy #ever #every #gig

That's one of the problems with making music your business, it becomes a business. You're no longer just this kid who is a fan and going to see every show. I've been in a bar every night for the last 15 years. Going to see bands for me is work. ↗

— Mojo Nixon

#bar #becomes #been #business #every

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#around #because #conference #gentlemen #kick