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A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Gandhi, Mahatma. Ethical Religion: Nithi Dharma. S. Ganesan, 1922.

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Man lives like a robot: mechanically efficient, but with no awareness.

Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)

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Osho, aka Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree. "Why Should I Grieve Over Him?" A Sudden Clash of Thunder, 13 Aug. 1976, Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Pune, India.

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At the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Said just prior to the moment of India's independence from the British Empire.

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Nehru, Jawaharlal. "Tryst with Destiny." Indian Constituent Assembly. 14 Aug. 1947, New Delhi, India. Speech.

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Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about everything in every possible way.

Salman Rushdie

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Rushdie, Salman. "Is Nothing Sacred?" Presented by Harold Pinter. 6 Feb. 1990, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK. Lecture.

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Politics grease the wheels of business.

R.H. Tawney

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Tawney, R. H. Business and Politics under James I. Cambridge University Press, 1958.

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