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My forefathers didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat.


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We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.



Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.

Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.



The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.



As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.

As no one else can know how we perceive, we are the best experts on ourselves.



There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.



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A person cannot teach another person directly; a person can only facilitate another's learning



We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.



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The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.





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