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You have to write the book that wants to be written.


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We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.



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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.



Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.

Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.



When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.

When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.



A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.



Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.



Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.



It was a dark and stormy night.

It was a dark and stormy night.



Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.

Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.



If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.





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Discerning the legal difference between what WikiLeaks did and what news organizations do is difficult and would set a terrible precedent.



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It is the duty of mankind on all suitable occasions to acknowledge their dependence on the Divine Being.



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The beauty of success, whether it’s finding the girl of your dreams, the right job or financial success, is that it doesn’t matter how many times you have failed, you only have to be right once.

The beauty of success, whether it’s finding the girl of your dreams, the right job or financial success, is that it doesn’t matter how many times you have failed, you only have to be right once.



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Truth is to be used as a scalpel, not a club.



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Put your money in your head, that way no one can take it from you.

Put your money in your head, that way no one can take it from you.




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