It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all. ~Indian Proverb
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The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace. ~M. Scott Peck
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Just as the Atman (Soul) is the reality underlying the conscious powers of an individual, so the Supreme Soul (God) is the eternal quiet underneath the drive and activity of the universe. ~Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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If our gospel does not free the individual up for a unique life of spiritual adventure in living with God daily, we simply have not entered fully into the good news that Jesus brought. ~Dallas Willard
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In a bet there is a fool and a thief. ~Proverb
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America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference. ~Sylvia Earle
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People think of art and science as being fundamentally opposed to each other, because art is about celebrating individual human creativity, and science is about discovering general principles, not about individual people. But in fact, the two have a lot in common, and the creative spirit is similar in both. ~Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
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Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country. ~Richard Lugar
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It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. ~African Proverb
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When I am in situations where I break out of the pattern, it's hard on me. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don't have it. It's like food; you have to have it. I know that I need the scriptures like I need food. I don't miss a regular meal, and I don't miss regular scripture study. ~Henry B. Eyring
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You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you. ~Rwandan Proverbs
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Anger is a bad counselor. ~French Proverb
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Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree. ~Ethiopian Proverb
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One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints. ~Proverb
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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I don't believe in the clash of cultures. The culture is one. The culture is a ring off the same chain. Picasso was very much influenced by the African arts, and he influenced a whole other generation of artists. So everything influences everything. ~Marjane Satrapi
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In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places, that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. ~John Lewis
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Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
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The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
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I am usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl. ~Hope Davis
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Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it. ~Stephen King
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Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African Proverb
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