John Nelson Darby Quotes
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There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.
Dalai Lama
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The Chinese have made a faustian pact with the government, agreeing to forsake demands for political and intellectual freedom in exchange for more material comfort. They live prosperous lives in which any expression of pain is forbidden.
Ma Jian
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I don't know what I would have done without believing in God. His support gives me power and energy to continue to be optimistic, to smile, not to be depressed. Sometimes, if things are not going so well, I don't cry. I say maybe it's meant to be.
Ofra Haza
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Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies.
Mahatma Gandhi
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I don't order laws, I propose them.
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
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Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay!
Ada Cambridge
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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Hamp would ask me about tempos in the band: 'Jacquet,' he'd say, 'knock off that tempo.' A lot of jazz musicians didn't prefer to play for dancers, which was their loss, really. But good jazz has always had that dance feel.
Illinois Jacquet
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Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife.
Queen Victoria
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I don't want to think about what I'm doing in 20 years. All I want is I want to be happy, and I hope my family are healthy. And that's all, really.
Sam Smith
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The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.
Jacob Bronowski
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If I have a feeling of not trusting, I don't get too close.
Nadia Comaneci
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Most people go to ashrams or retreats to destress and rejuvenate themselves. But I come back to my roots, the place where I spent half my life. And when I return, I spend time in the farms, eating a stalk of sugarcane, driving a tractor, and chilling with childhood friends.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
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Holiday hiring is only useful if you get the right people, and the consensus among HR professionals is that the most consistent and efficient means of finding good people is to use word of mouth. Namely, this is because focusing on referrals means that only people who are already within your network will apply.
Fabrizio Moreira
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Nothing is wasted.
E. V. Lucas
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I found the most convincing part to be the working stiffs, the guys who have a modest home and kids who go to public schools. They make $75,000 to $100,000 a year. That's not much to live on. I don't have to tell you that.
Jack Valenti
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We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness. We need others physically, emotionally, intellectually; we need them if we are to know anything, even ourselves.
C. S. Lewis
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Only when a woman shares male risks can she really begin to understand men.
Warren Farrell
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I think one of the greatest skills a person can have is to complete a task they start. To take something from beginning, to middle, to end. In life, if you have that skill, I think you can go very far.
Liane Balaban
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Man was an accident on this world or it would have been made better for him!
Brian Aldiss
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The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.
Vanessa Williams
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Moral courage means to defy the crowd, to stand up as a solitary individual, to shun the intoxicating embrace of comradeship, and to be disobedient to authority, even at the risk of your life, for a higher principle.
Chris Hedges
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If you think that starving yourself all day is going to make you happy, you're a fool, because not only are you physically drained, you're mentally drained, with nothing left to give to your work or your lover or whoever it is you so want to be beautiful for.
Jade Jagger
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The presence of the Holy Spirit is the keystone of all our hopes.
John Nelson Darby
