Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies. ~Spanish Proverb
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Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth. ~Madeleine Albright
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A wise man hears one word and understands two. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place. ~Tilda Swinton
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A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are. ~James Redfield
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"Perfect justice rules the world" for the Powers that are superior to us know the whole life of the Soul and all its' former lives. ~Iamblichus
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A man's heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. ~Japanese Proverb
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Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. ~Nnamdi Azikiwe
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The most important of the Lord's work you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home. ~Harold B. Lee
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Nothing like the road to rub all the sand out of your soul. ~John Clellon Holmes
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. ~Viktor E. Frankl
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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Love gives life within. ~Hawaiian Proverb
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The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
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Interesting things always come from being really exhausted and really sick. ~Adam Driver
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses. ~Juliana Hatfield
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You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and it's the greatest feeling in the whole world. ~Michael Flatley
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Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. ~Jimi Hendrix
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It's hard to imagine that our love is a story with an end. But you know, at least I'm getting some really good songs out of it ~Miley Cyrus
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You can almost taste the pressure now. ~Vin Scully
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Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it's purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it's going to fail. ~Nick Flynn
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The gatekeepers are worse than the directors. ~Yiddish Proverb
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