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The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.
Charity is great, but the moment you say it is all, you run the risk of running into materialism.
We want to know in order to make ourselves free. That is our life: one universal cry for freedom.
It is nature that is driving us towards perfection, and eventually she will bring everyone there.
So long as even a single dog in my country is without food, my whole religion will be to feed it.
Stand in that reverent attitude to the whole universe, and then will come perfect non attachment.
The more we grow in Love, Virtue and Holiness, the more we see Love, Virtue and Holiness outside.
The prohibition of L'shon Hara is the Jewish equivalent of the Buddhist practice of Right Speech.
Either you're a person who will be stopped, or you are a person who won't be stopped. You choose.
The worship of convention has never yet led to astonishment and a joyous leap in human potential.
I believe black characters in fiction are still revolutionary, given our long history of erasure.
Playtime and nature time are important not only for learning but also for health and development.
You like to be independent, but you will need to learn to ask for help. It doesn't make you weak.
A push-and-go wooden duck on wheels can cause quite a lot of damage if wielded with enough force.
"Multiple exclamation marks," he went on, shaking his head, "are a sure sign of a diseased mind."
The English were notoriously unenthusiastic about burning witches. I suppose ours were too soggy.
Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn't try to understand things.
There would be a price... But if you were worried about the price, then why were you in the shop?
When I write, I put one foot in front of the other. It's an act of faith. I just follow my heart.
When silence is a choice, it is an unnerving presence. When silence is imposed, it is censorship.
Biodiversity is the greatest treasure we have... Its diminishment is to be prevented at all cost.
Human emotions are a gift from our animal ancestors. Cruelty is a gift humanity has given itself.
There is no man so low down that the cure for his condition does not lie strictly within himself.
No one gives up on something until it turns on them, whether or not that thing is real or unreal.
I think anybody alert to the inspiration to write has to be kind of sensitized to the unexpected.
The more acquisitions the government makes abroad, the more taxes the people have to pay at home.
Immediate necessity makes many things convenient, which if continued would grow into oppressions.
The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and every year adds to its potency.
Let us be kind to one another, to be aware of each other’s needs, and try to help in that regard.
The road back to God is not nearly so steep nor is it so difficult as some would have us believe.
First guitars tend to be like first loves: ill-chosen, unsuitable, short-lived and unforgettable.
If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder.
World barista champions use the AeroPress to make coffee on the folding tray tables of airplanes.
There were times I didn't think we would ever make it, even when we were cranking two out a year.
Your life isn't about the big break, it's about one significant life transforming step at a time.
Like so many writers I started writing stories because I didn't have much time for anything else.
I'm not an impersonator. I've only got one voice and only do one guy and his first-person essays.
It takes the glory of God to conceal a matter. It takes the honor of the king to seek out for it.
I am 82 years old. I imagine that I will keep on writing as long as anyone wants to keep reading.
Without gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you’ll never know true fulfillment.
I don't worry about maintaining the quality of my life, because every day I work on improving it.
We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.
It is not that we don't know the right answers, it is just that we don't ask the right questions.
As we develop new beliefs about who we are, our behavior will change to support the new identity.
Nancy Clutter is always in a hurry, but she always has time. And that's one definition of a lady.
Obstacles are only obstacles if you see them as obstacles. They can also be called opportunities.
If you want to be seen as courageous by some and hated by others, just say what you really think.
I've come to learn that what really matters is the relationship, the quality of the relationship.
I never felt pressured to create more stories, but dealing with people became really aggravating.
The moon glows on the river, wind rustles the pines. Long night clear evening--what are they for?