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"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."

"I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments."

"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."

"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue."

"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"

"I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one."

"I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after."
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"Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other."


"Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love."


"I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way."


"I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving a damn."


"The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises."


"It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them."


"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."


"What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life."


"I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind."
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