“I guess one of the great agonies of life is that we are constantly trying to finish that which is unfinishable”

Source: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Ci… 1929–1968

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“I believe in the supreme excellence of righteousness; I believe that the law of righteousness will triumph in the universe over all evil; I believe that in the attempt to fulfil the law of righteousness, however imperfect it must remain, are to be found the inspiration, the consolation, and the sanctification of human existence.
We live in order to finish an, as yet, unfinished universe, unfinished so far as the human, that is, the highest part of it, is concerned. We live in order to develop the superior qualities of man which are, as yet, for the most part latent.”

Felix Adler (1851–1933) German American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, and lecturer

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“Come on,” I said. “We have to try. The effort is utterly pointless, but inaction seems an even greater agony.”

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“I'm trying to feel more well adjusted than I really am, which is, I guess, the human condition.”

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“I wish people who sell things would stop trying to guess how many of something we want to buy. I want to buy things one at a time.”

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“What happens when we get back?
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I don't want to forget.”

Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games

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“I guess what it means is this: to be human is to be fragile. We are easily hurt, and not just physically. We are easily hurt emotionally, too. So, as you move through life, my son, try not to hurt others.”

Robert J. Sawyer book Calculating God

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“We wish a great Poland, great with its achievements, culture, forms of social life, its position in Europe. The only way to gain this is by socialism accepted by society, constantly enriched by the everyday life experience.”

Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923–2014) Polish military officer and politician

Source: Excerpts of Martial law speech (14 December 1981)

“I guess one of the great agonies of life is that we are constantly trying to finish that which is unfinishable”

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