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		You must not allow yourselves to become discouraged. Missionary work brings joy, optimism, and happiness. Don't give Satan an opportunity to discourage you. Here again, work is the answer. The Lord has given us a key by which we can overcome discouragement: "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vern Buchanan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				M. C. Escher 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Natalie Dormer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Wassily Kandinsky 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Ceausescu thought I had only a few medals, but I have a room full of them in Bucharest, between 150-200 in all. They needed suitcases to haul them out. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nadia Comaneci 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early on, when I did interviews, I'd tell everyone, Don't ask me about dates. I don't even remember what I did yesterday. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Otis Blackwell 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I sang the songs in 'The Doors'. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Val Kilmer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Walter Jon Williams 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ramana Maharshi 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Bayard Rustin 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I appeal to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate and aid this effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, and the existence of our National Union, and the perpetuity of popular government; and to redress wrongs already long enough endured. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Abraham Lincoln 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It is remarkable how fast and how effectively you can construct a nationality with a flag, a few speeches, and a national anthem; to this day I avoid the label 'Lebanese,' preferring the less restrictive 'Levantine' designation. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Nassim Nicholas Taleb 
			 
		 
	
	
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		Certainly the existence of these huge nuclear force was important for the ultimate confrontation, let's say, over western Europe. You just can't use them to deal with a situation like Afghanistan. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Lloyd Cutler 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				H. Jackson Brown, Jr. 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tara Brach 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		O God of battles! steel my soldiers’ hearts. Possess them not with fear. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				William Shakespeare 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You must not allow yourselves to become discouraged. Missionary work brings joy, optimism, and happiness. Don't give Satan an opportunity to discourage you. Here again, work is the answer. The Lord has given us a key by which we can overcome discouragement: "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ezra Taft Benson