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Can one serve God and one's nation in parliament?


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You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.

You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.



There are four things that we ought to do with the Word of God - admit it as the Word of God, commit it to our hearts and minds, submit to it, and transmit it to the world.

There are four things that we ought to do with the Word of God - admit it as the Word of God, commit it to our hearts and minds, submit to it, and transmit it to the world.



It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.

It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.



Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me.

Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me.



If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.

If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.



We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway.

We are too young to realize that certain things are impossible... So we will do them anyway.



May God enable me to have a single eye and a simple heart, desiring to please God, to do good to my fellow creatures, and testify my gratitude to my adorable Redeemer.

May God enable me to have a single eye and a simple heart, desiring to please God, to do good to my fellow creatures, and testify my gratitude to my adorable Redeemer.



Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer.

Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer.



Africa, your sufferings have been the theme that has arrested & engaged my heart.

Africa, your sufferings have been the theme that has arrested & engaged my heart.



The objects of the present life fill the human eye with a false magnification because of their immediacy.

The objects of the present life fill the human eye with a false magnification because of their immediacy.





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All he cares about here on the edge of forever, is her. He does not want to die. Not because he is afraid. Simply because he cannot bear the thought of leaving her behind.

All he cares about here on the edge of forever, is her. He does not want to die. Not because he is afraid. Simply because he cannot bear the thought of leaving her behind.



Just breathe, " my mom would say, "Ten tiny breaths... Seize them. Feel them. Love them.

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Hard work make us strong behaviour and intentions makes us unique.

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I don't see myself as famous I see myself as a normal person with a job that is not very normal. My work life is very out there and very public. But I do my best to maintain my privacy.

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With King Abdullah's leadership and his people's trust he can keep the kingdom stable and secure in all its affairs.

With King Abdullah's leadership and his people's trust he can keep the kingdom stable and secure in all its affairs.



Björk’s wraparound swan frock . . . made her look like a refugee from the more dog-eared precincts of provincial ballet.

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To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?

To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?



All of us change. Everyone in this world, from birth to death, becomes someone new. Again and again, we are remade.

All of us change. Everyone in this world, from birth to death, becomes someone new. Again and again, we are remade.



Scars show toughness: that you've been through it, and you're still standing.

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