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He knew now, and the knowledge was hard, that his task had never been to undo what he had done, but to finish what he had begun.
Something is very, very wrong when people dont have access to drinking water, and Coke creates its market out of that scarcity.
What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.
I loved you when love was Spring, and May, Loved you when summer deepened into June, and now when autumn yellows all the leaves.
Among the many problems which beset the novelist, not the least weighty is the choice of the moment at which to begin his novel.
If we pursue a spiritual path in depth, then it changes who and what we are. There is no turning back. We can only move forward.
Faith When you feel deeply that a certain act is the right act, do it and have perfect faith that the consequences will be good.
I believe that half the trouble in the world comes from people asking 'What have I achieved?' rather than 'What have I enjoyed?'
I do not recognize these as defeats. They are but interesting experiences of life. They are valuable stepping stones to success.
People have a bad habit of blaming the victims. Damn Jews! If hadn't been for them the Nazis wouldn't have exterminated 'em all!
Los Angeles had no culture of its own, just a large collection of misreadings of the artistic histories of other, proper cities.
No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing.
A mother is the truest friend we have when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity.
When you're at peace with yourself and love your self, it is virtually impossible to do things to yourself that are destructive.
If you try to find your source, you are not going to find it in a tiny little particle that began with your parents commingling.
Even if you are loaded down with guilt about everything you did in the past, you still are experiencing the guilt in the moment.
Can it then be that what we call the 'self' is fluid and elastic? It evolves, strikes a different balance with every new breath.
I believe our schools will actually get better if layoffs are done carefully, such that only the very worst teachers are let go.
There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.
In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign.
Paradoxical as it may at first appear, the fact is that, as W. H. George has said, scientific research is an art, not a science.
I didn't read this book--I inhaled it. This a terrific new take on a great old rock n roll story, a clash of the musical titans.
Yes, I live in God, and shall eternally. It is His hand upholds me now; and death will be but an uplifting of me into His bosom.
Today's minor irritations may become tomorrow's treasured memories. We often don't know what we are missing, until it's missing.
True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.
The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing.
Imagination is the first step in creation whether in words or trifles. The mental pattern must always precede the material form.
The hallmark of good science is the testing of a plausible hypothesis that is then either supported or rejected by the evidence.
The truth is that we were born to have it all. And part of our handicap as adults is that we no longer understand our potential.
Beyond doubt, there was a certain splendor in pain, which bore a deep affinity to the splendor that lies hidden within strength.
It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.
In the blink of an eye everything can change. So forgive often and love with all your heart. You may not have that chance again.
Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.
There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.
They wanted to come in after the pounds", explained Pooh, "so I let them. It's the best way to write poetry, letting things come.
It is all right when God sends us the approval of our fellow men; however, we must never make that approval a motive in our life.
If God's Word is not absolutely and completely true, it is too weak a cable to fix our anchorage and guarantee our eternal peace.
The church that can't worship must be entertained. And leaders who can't lead a church to worship must provide the entertainment.
The vague and tenuous hope that God is too kind to punish the ungodly has become a deadly opiate for the consciences of millions.
Lord, how great is our dilemma! In Thy Presence silence best becomes us, yet love inflames our hearts and constrains us to speak.
Thinking carries a moral imperative. The searcher for truth must be ready to obey truth without reservation or it will elude him.
Only after all the noise has spent itself do we begin to hear in the silence of our heart, the still, small, mighty voice of God.
By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything..like..a starry night in the mountains, or even the existence of fate.
I've come to believe that how we choose to live with pain, or injustice, or death....is the true measure of the Divine within us.
Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them. “Focus on your potential instead of your limitations.
No matter what cause one defends, it will suffer permanent disgrace if one resorts to blind attacks on crowds of innocent people.
I grew up with the sea, and poverty for me was sumptuous; then I lost the sea and found all luxuries gray and poverty unbearable.
Have you no hope at all? And do you really live with the thought that when you die, you die, and nothing remains?" "Yes," I said.
The more I accuse myself, the more right I have to judge you. Even better, I make you judge yourself, which comforts me the more.