"Just as you can never squeeze water out of the water, you can never squeeze the good out of goodness: You simply tap into the good by positioning yourself and allowing it."

Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana, Tanzanian Author

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"Just as you can never squeeze water out of the water, you can never squeeze the good out of goodness: You simply tap into the good by positioning yourself and allowing it."

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"If practicality and morality are polarized and you must choose, you must do what you think is right, rather than what you think is practical."

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"Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

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