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		There is only one thing for which God has sent me into the world, and that is to develop every kind of virtue or strength, and there is nothing in all the world that I cannot use for this purpose.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: 'Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Baz Luhrmann 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ziggy Marley 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In writing about Harold and Maureen with their terrible unspoken secret, and all those people that Harold meets as he walks to save a friend's life, I was trying to celebrate the ordinary people. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Rachel Joyce 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Dale Carnegie 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Napoleon Hill 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer an American phenomenon. It is truly global. Though I will probably be in less demand, I wanted to move on. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Warren Bennis 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		Learn that there is no cure for desire, no cure for the love of reward, no cure for the misery of longing, save in the fixing of the sight and hearing on that which is invisible and soundless. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Mabel Collins 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There are homophobic people in my family. They're deeply religious. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nelsan Ellis 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm very selfish in that I make music for myself, not for other people; I kind of only think about other people afterwards when it's out. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Charli XCX 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Robert Baden-Powell 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Success isn't ideal for every child. If we think a child would do better in a different school, whether it's a specialized program or just a school with a different approach, we'll tell a parent that, as we should. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Eva Moskowitz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There is only one thing for which God has sent me into the world, and that is to develop every kind of virtue or strength, and there is nothing in all the world that I cannot use for this purpose. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Epictetus