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Anybody who tries to change society without examining the family is trying to push a shadow without moving a statue.
Without a rigorous, self-critical discourse, one risks lapsing into pious platitudes and unexamined generalizations.
The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character.
Be proactive. Ask yourself, "Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?"
If our feelings control our actions, it is because we have abdicated our responsibility and empowered them to do so.
No good friends, no bad friends; only people you want, need to be with. People who build their houses in your heart.
Sooner or later everything you thought you'd left behind comes around again. For good or ill, it comes around again.
There came a time when you realized that moving on was pointless. That you took yourself with you wherever you went.
The book is not the important part. The book is the delivery system. The important part is the story and the talent.
There's a lot of things people think they can't do and then discover they can when they find themselves tight-wired.
Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their powerful claws.
If we are transparent, with nothing to hide, the gap between language and being disappears. Then the Muse can speak.
You work hard, and you'll rise. But, if you've got any foolish notions, just knock them on the head and forget them.
Romance is a universally unspoken language understood by all living organism on this planet except heterosexual men.
A typical software project can present more opportunities to learn from mistakes than some people get in a lifetime.
Courage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.
Persian envoy "our arrows will black out the sun..." Dienekes of the Spartans.."Good, then we'll fight in the shade.
If we want to live healthy relationships, according to biblical standards, it is done in the fullness of the Spirit.
There's a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain.
I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I've never stopped writing since.
Sometimes, I wonder where we older women fit into the social scheme of things once nest-building has lost its charm.
I think that wherever your journey takes you, there are new gods waiting there, with divine patience - and laughter.
Dissecting a book was the same as making sense of life. You have to find a way to interpret life, or you'll go nuts.
To me, art begets art. Painting feeds the eye just as poetry feeds the ear, which is to say that both feed the soul.
Just because a person chooses to express themselves in an extreme way doesn't mean they have an extreme personality.
Once your kids are grown and you know that you're completely healthy, consider canceling your life insurance policy.
I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion - it is India.
If you have knowledge and see a man weak, do not condemn him. Go to his level and help him if you can. He must grow.
Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
Society does not go down because of the activities of criminals, But because of the inactivities of the good people.
The coward, afraid of the lash, with one hand wipes his eyes and gives with the other. Of what avail are such gifts?
In the English character, the "give and take" policy, the business principle of the trader, is principally inherent.
The very idea of an infinite in place would be a contradiction in terms, as a place must begin and continue in time.
If there is one thing I can't stand, it is stupidity. I always say that stupidity is the Sin against the Holy Ghost.
Mordred and Agravaine thought Arthur hypocritical—as all decent men must be, if you assume that decency can’t exist.
If it takes a million years for a fish to become a reptile, has Man, in our few hundred, altered out of recognition?
For the rich, it's not about getting more stuff. It's about having the freedom to make almost any decision you want.
The Compound Effect will help you beat the competition, rise above your challenges, and create the life you deserve!
Together with the Bible, the Book of Mormon is an indispensable witness of the doctrines of Christ and His divinity.
What was once obvious to them was no longer quite as obvious. Why was it that humans lost sight of truth so quickly?
The West can teach the East how to get a living, but the East must eventually be asked to show the West how to live.
Whether we're in retreat or out in the world, we should try to develop the quality of awareness as much as possible.
The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.
Everyone should occasionally break the law in some small and delightful way. It's good for the hygiene of the brain.
People who didn't need people needed people around to know that they were the kind of people who didn't need people.
He stared at his feet. “I’m still very ignorant,” he said, “but at least I’m ignorant about really important things.
escapism isn't good or bad in itself. what is important is what you are escaping from and where you are escaping to.
Carpe Jugulum," read Agnes aloud. "That's... well, Carpe Diem is 'Sieze the Day,' so this means-" "Go for the throat
Some people think this is paranoia, but it isn't. Paranoids only think everyone is out to get them. Wizards know it.
It is our care for the helpless, our practice of loving kindness, that brands us in the eyes of those who oppose us.