The past is not simply the past, but a prism through which the subject filters his own changing self-image.

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Where's the progress that we're going to see in Afghanistan? You have to keep public...

Where's the progress that we're going to see in Afghanistan? You have to keep public...

Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that...

Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that...

That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is...

That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is...

They all start competing against Lincoln as the greatest president. And the [library] building becomes...

They all start competing against Lincoln as the greatest president. And the [library] building becomes...

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that...

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that...

That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man,...

That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man,...

Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem or use my arrogance as...

Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem or use my arrogance as...

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

A person starts dying when they stop dreaming.

A person starts dying when they stop dreaming.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with...

Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with...

I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.

I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.

If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want...

If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want...

Dreams are the way to unfulfilled wishes in the individual; visions are the way to...

Dreams are the way to unfulfilled wishes in the individual; visions are the way to...

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a...

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a...

It wasn't a matter of courage or dreams, but something a whole lot simpler. A...

It wasn't a matter of courage or dreams, but something a whole lot simpler. A...

The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most...

The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most...

Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious...

Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious...