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"A mother's love is the morning sunshine that always enlightens our way."

"A mother's love is the morning sunshine that always enlightens our way."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Mother, Sunshine, Guidance

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"When you use positive words it naturally has a very dynamic effect on the energy present around you."

"When you use positive words it naturally has a very dynamic effect on the energy present around you."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Psychology, Words, Positive, Energy, Effect

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"Imagination, persistence, perseverance, and trust transform dreams into reality."

"Imagination, persistence, perseverance, and trust transform dreams into reality."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Dreams, Imagination, Persistence

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"There is no honor for God without honor for His people."

"There is no honor for God without honor for His people."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Respect, Honor, God, People

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"Christ JESUS was crucified on the cross for the sins of all souls."

"Christ JESUS was crucified on the cross for the sins of all souls."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Faith, Christ, Crucified, Cross, Sins

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"The Creator creates all creation."

"The Creator creates all creation."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Spiritual, Creation, God, Divine, Faith

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"Only the weak hit the fly with a hammer."

"Only the weak hit the fly with a hammer."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Weakness, Violence, Power, Control

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"We are living in a different world now. You can see it everywhere in international relations: It was noteworthy that, after his visit to Washington, the Chinese president's next stop was Saudi Arabia."

"We are living in a different world now. You can see it everywhere in international relations: It was noteworthy that, after his visit to Washington, the Chinese president's next stop was Saudi Arabia."

Daniel Yergin, American Author

Living, Now, President, Visit

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"Life is sacred gift. There is nothing to lose, only joy."

"Life is sacred gift. There is nothing to lose, only joy."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Gratitude, Joy, Gift, Life, Sacred

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"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds."

"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds."

Edward Abbey, American Author

Adventure, Clouds, Leading, May, Mountains

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"Headlines twice the size of the events."

"Headlines twice the size of the events."

John Galsworthy, English Author

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"Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else for a spy, and in the United States everybody takes everybody else for a criminal."

"Today's difference between Russia and the United States is that in Russia everybody takes everybody else for a spy, and in the United States everybody takes everybody else for a criminal."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

Difference, Russia, States, Today

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"So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong."

"So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong."

Walter Bagehot, English Author

Conscience, Judgment, Opinions, Will

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"Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery."

"Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Curiosity, Bravery

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"Most people who possess life, in reality, do not quite understand that they possess life only because they possess time."

"Most people who possess life, in reality, do not quite understand that they possess life only because they possess time."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Legacy, Time, Impact, Purpose

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"He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another."

"He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another."

Aesop, Greek Author

Discontent, Will

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"We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish."

"We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Success, Change

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"That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great."

"That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great."

Willa Cather, American Author

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"In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain."

"In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain."

Pliny the Elder, Roman Author

Certainty, Nothing

57

"Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better."

"Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

Man, Men, Work, Excellence

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"Gospel (good news) must be represented through the media."

"Gospel (good news) must be represented through the media."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Outreach, Gospel, Media, Communication

57

"Minneapolis has two seasons: Road Removal and Snow Repair."

"Minneapolis has two seasons: Road Removal and Snow Repair."

Steven Brust, American Author

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"With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything."

"With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything."

Tahir Shah, British Author

Teamwork, Enthusiasm, Achievement, Collaboration

57

"There will always be someone who can't see your worth.Don't let it be you."

"There will always be someone who can't see your worth.Don't let it be you."

Mel Robbins, American Author

Confidence, Worth, Recognition, Self, Values

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"The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own."

"The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own."

Willa Cather, American Author

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"Truth cannot be defeated."

"Truth cannot be defeated."

Edwin Louis Cole, American Author

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"Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything."

"Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything."

Gregg Easterbrook, American Author

57

"Every act of his life is, in a very real sense, a religious act."

"Every act of his life is, in a very real sense, a religious act."

Charles Eastman, Sioux Author

Life, Act, Religious, Sense

57

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

Helen Keller, American Author

Teamwork, Unity, Strength, Success

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"The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability to play chess, paint pictures, do coronary bypass operations or pick pockets."

"The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability to play chess, paint pictures, do coronary bypass operations or pick pockets."

Robert Shea, American Author

Talent, Ability, Chess, Play

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"When people are like each other they tend to like each other."

"When people are like each other they tend to like each other."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Relationship, People

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"Change is the end result of all true learning."

"Change is the end result of all true learning."

Leo Buscaglia, American Author

Change, End, Learning, Result

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"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."

"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike."

J. K. Rowling, English Author

Fiction, Indifference, Neglect

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"When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them."

"When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them."

Evelyn Waugh, English Author

Limitation, Limitations

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"Words began to appear in English and to make some kind of equivalent. For what satisfaction it is hard to say, except that something seems unusually piercing, living, handsome, in another language, and since English is yours, you wish it to be there too."

"Words began to appear in English and to make some kind of equivalent. For what satisfaction it is hard to say, except that something seems unusually piercing, living, handsome, in another language, and since English is yours, you wish it to be there too."

Robert Fitzgerald, American Author

Language, English, Living, Satisfaction

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"It's possible to become so comfortable with one's style and structure that one ceases to grow."

"It's possible to become so comfortable with one's style and structure that one ceases to grow."

Lynn Abbey, American Author

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"The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you."

"The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you."

Eckhart Tolle, German Author

Self-Awareness, Ego, Identity, Social labels

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"To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one."

"To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one."

Rainbow Rowell, American Author

Escape, Nerd, Fiction, Reality, Preference

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"And so it is with our own past. It is a labour in vain to recapture it: all the efforts of our intellect must prove futile. The past is hidden somewhere outside the realm, beyond the reach of intellect, in some material object (in the sensation which that material object will give us) which we do not suspect. And as for that object, it depends on chance whether we come upon it or not before we ourselves must die."

"And so it is with our own past. It is a labour in vain to recapture it: all the efforts of our intellect must prove futile. The past is hidden somewhere outside the realm, beyond the reach of intellect, in some material object (in the sensation which that material object will give us) which we do not suspect. And as for that object, it depends on chance whether we come upon it or not before we ourselves must die."

Marcel Proust, French Author

Memory, Past, Life, Chance

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"If you believe in your sacred self, you can build a strong tower."

"If you believe in your sacred self, you can build a strong tower."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Motivation, Sacred, Believe, Build, Strength

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"Literature boils with the madcap careers of writers brought to the edge by the demands of living on their nerves, wringing out their memories and their nightmares to extract meaning, truth, beauty."

"Literature boils with the madcap careers of writers brought to the edge by the demands of living on their nerves, wringing out their memories and their nightmares to extract meaning, truth, beauty."

Herbert Gold, American Author

Beauty, Truth, Careers, Literature

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"Intuition is a feeling and we must let it overtake our thoughts."

"Intuition is a feeling and we must let it overtake our thoughts."

Matthew Donnelly, American Author

Intuition, Feeling, Trust, Awareness

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"Awake, O brave one! Arise, O lion-heart! Be the messenger that spreads compassion."

"Awake, O brave one! Arise, O lion-heart! Be the messenger that spreads compassion."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Motivational, Courage, Compassion, Inspirational, Strength

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"If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And I don't think about it. It is not an obligation-it is the greatest privilege."

"If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And I don't think about it. It is not an obligation-it is the greatest privilege."

Jonathan Carroll, American Author

Privilege, Obligation, Today, Writing

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"Van Eck raised a brow. "How old are you, girl? Sixteen? Seventeen? Nations rise and fall. Markets are made and unmade. When power shifts, someone always suffers."

"Van Eck raised a brow. "How old are you, girl? Sixteen? Seventeen? Nations rise and fall. Markets are made and unmade. When power shifts, someone always suffers."

Leigh Bardugo, Israeli Author

Leadership, Power, Truth, Wisdom, Observation

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"A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes. I believe that this would be a better world."

"A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes. I believe that this would be a better world."

Sheryl Sandberg, American Author

Feminism, Equality, Leadership, Gender

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"If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs."

"If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs."

Aesop, Greek Author

Exploitation, Men, Will

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"In a lifeworld, where we can be what we are, and not what people expect us to be, we can escape a blank and void existence, which is linked to wrecking ennui. Boredom often slips into revulsion and nausea, for not being able to find an identity and not succeeding in acquiring individuality with the quality of authenticity. ['Like a frozen image']"

"In a lifeworld, where we can be what we are, and not what people expect us to be, we can escape a blank and void existence, which is linked to wrecking ennui. Boredom often slips into revulsion and nausea, for not being able to find an identity and not succeeding in acquiring individuality with the quality of authenticity. ['Like a frozen image']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Identity, Authenticity, Existence, Boredom

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"On a sunny Tuesday - for it seems so many awful things happen on a Tuesday - six astronauts and one schoolteacher attempted to pierce the sky. Instead they touched the stars."

"On a sunny Tuesday - for it seems so many awful things happen on a Tuesday - six astronauts and one schoolteacher attempted to pierce the sky. Instead they touched the stars."

Neal Shusterman, American Author

Remembrance, Tragedy, Exploration, Courage, Loss

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"In a still hot morning, the tide went out and didn't come back in. This was not a spectacular event. The sea did not roll up like a scroll, like the sky in Revelations. It quietly withdrew."

"In a still hot morning, the tide went out and didn't come back in. This was not a spectacular event. The sea did not roll up like a scroll, like the sky in Revelations. It quietly withdrew."

Ruth Park, New Zealander Author

Sea, Sky, Newzealander

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