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Jonathan Franzen

"I look at my father, who was in many ways an unhappy person, but who, not long before he got sick, said that the greatest source of satisfaction in his life had been going to work in the company of other workers."

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"I look at my father, who was in many ways an unhappy person, but who, not long before he got sick, said that the greatest source of satisfaction in his life had been going to work in the company of other workers."

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Amber Hurdle

"The condition you're in at this moment is the product of your previous thoughts, to change your condition, change your thoughts."

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"The Bible teaches that whether we are saved or lost, there is conscious and everlasting existence of the soul and personality."

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"I find beauty in every sacred moment."

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"Life and death is not a do-it-yourself project."

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"No matter how much you exercise, no matter how many vitamins or health foods you eat, no matter how low your cholesterol, you will still die-someday. If you knew the moment and manner of your death in advance, would you order your life differently?"

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Amber Hurdle

"The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free."

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Amber Hurdle

"If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land."

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Amber Hurdle

"Life becomes difficult when out of sync with your heart-felt desires."

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"Can the sin of one or a few cause suffering for many? The answer, of course, is yes, for no sin is isolated in the life of the sinner. It spreads like poison gas into every available crevice."

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"By walking on the right path, you create a golden fate for yourself and you also become a silver lining for the others!"

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