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Nothing so consumes a person as meaningless exertion


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Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in flight, searching the skies for dreams.

Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in flight, searching the skies for dreams.



I have a million things to talk to you about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning.

I have a million things to talk to you about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning.



No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.

No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.



Say it before you run out of time. Say it before it's too late. Say what you're feeling. Waiting is a mistake.

Say it before you run out of time. Say it before it's too late. Say what you're feeling. Waiting is a mistake.



I probably still haven’t completely adapted to the world. I don’t know, I feel like this isn’t the real world. The people, the scene: they just don’t seem real to me.

I probably still haven’t completely adapted to the world. I don’t know, I feel like this isn’t the real world. The people, the scene: they just don’t seem real to me.



But if you knew you might not be able to see it again tomorrow, everything would suddenly become special and precious, wouldn’t it?

But if you knew you might not be able to see it again tomorrow, everything would suddenly become special and precious, wouldn’t it?



The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time.

The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time.



When I first met you, I felt a kind of contradiction in you. You’re seeking something, but at the same time, you are running away for all you’re worth.

When I first met you, I felt a kind of contradiction in you. You’re seeking something, but at the same time, you are running away for all you’re worth.



When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.

When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.



I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it -- to be fed so much love I couldn't take any more. Just once.

I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it -- to be fed so much love I couldn't take any more. Just once.





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Joy, I think, is the main fruit of the Spirit missing among Christians, and peace and self-control are the main fruits or qualities that seem to be missing among those who are not Christian.

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I over analyze situations because Im scared of what may happen if I'm not prepared for it.

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In our day when a pitcher got into trouble in a game instead of taking him out our manager would leave him in and tell him to pitch his way out of trouble.

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