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"The worst thing that could possibly happen to anybody would be to not be used for anything by anybody. Thank you for using me, even though I didn't want to be used by anybody."
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"When every opportunity given to you is used to serve the people, you are on the path of life's purpose to the fullness."

"Strive to enrich all lives, hearts and minds not just your own pockets."

"Do not deprive the world the gift of your products."

"Those who build are greater than those who tear down."

"The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live."

"Every person has something he can serve other people with."

"When you live for the purpose of making a difference for the people, for society, for the things that are beyond you, then significance will not be able to elude you."

"To be of value to humanity, start by thinking for yourself."

"Some strive to make themselves great. Others help others see and find their own greatness. It's the latter who really enrich the world we live in."

"You need to discover something that will impact humanity."
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"This person has just arrived on this planet, knows nothing about it, has no standards by which to judge it. This person does not care what it becomes. It is eager to become absolutely anything it is supposed to be."

"Pretty, was she?""Pretty?" he echoed. "Mister, when I see my first lady angel, if God ever sees fit to show me one, it'll be her wings and not her face that'll make my mouth fall open. I've already seen the prettiest face that ever could be."

"Only one English word adequately describes his transformation of the islands from worthless to priceless: magical."

"All these people talk so eloquently about getting back to good old-fashioned values. Well, as an old poop I can remember back to when we had those old-fashioned values, and I say let's get back to the good old-fashioned First Amendment of the good old-fashioned Constitution of the United States -- and to hell with the censors! Give me knowledge or give me death!"

"... the sea pirates who had the most to do with the creation of the newgovernment owned human slaves. They used human beings for machinery, and, evenafter slavery was eliminated, because it was so embarrassing, they and theirdescendants continued to think of ordinary human beings as machines."

"Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I've said before, bugs in amber."
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