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"Juan gave Bones the most admiring look he'd bestowed on him yet. 'You talked her into going without panties all these years? Madre de Dios, now that's impressive. I could learn a great deal from you, amigo."
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"If every action has an equal and opposite reaction, then the opposite of giving is receiving!!!!! Give maximum appreciation and you will equally receive!!!!"
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"You won't accomplish or reach your greatest potential in life if your main focus is on what other people think of you. No matter how great you are, some people will form their own negative opinions of you. Don't give your haters your time or energy! People that are negative, jealous, and envious of you aren't worth your future. Go after your dreams with purpose and unwavering belief!"
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"Although most of us realize what we control and do not control, we live as though we do not really know, and in some cases we spend years focusing on things we cannot control."
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"The really essential factors of success in any undertaking are money and opportunity, and as a rule, the man who can make the first can make the second."
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"My judgement is not good when I am on a book tour. I am not thinking about it that much. What happens is I will go back home. I have a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old and a wife who is now taking care of them who is wondering where her husband is."
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"To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe... act!"
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"I surround myself with bliss. My home is a blissful oasis that nourishes me and brings me joy."
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"I have something for you."Yeah? What? Is it shiny?They both waited until Indigo had jogged away before resuming their conversation. "So, Riley asked, "what have you got for me? Taking his hand, she placed it palm-down over her heart. It would hurt like a bitch, she thought, but he was hers to protect as much as she was his. "Me. And she opened up her soul, laid herself bare."
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"If there is anything the devil will want to keep you from having, it is knowledge."
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"Your thoughts are your wand. Trust what you think and it will happen."
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"Shot in the eyeshot in the brainshot in the assshot like a flower in the danceamazing how death wins hands downamazing how much credence is given to idiot forms oflifeamazing how laughter has been drowned outamazing how viciousness is such a constantI must soon declare my own war on their warI must hold to my last piece of groundI must protect the small space I have made that hasallowed me lifemy life not their deathmy death not their deaththis place, this time, nowI vow to the sunthat I will laugh the good laugh once againin the perfect place of meforever.their death not my life."
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"Jack might look my age, but he was like a little kid on a sugar high --- in need of a good spanking. --- Good heavens, that sounded creepy."
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"WE MAY FEEL...BUT WE DON'TWe may feel the need to change employment, but we don't.We may feel the need to start a specific project, but we don't.We may feel the need to pursue higher education, but we don'tWe may feel the need to heal a broken relationship, but we don't.We may feel the need to work to improve our spiritual lives, but we don't.We may feel the need to take steps toward a healthier physical or emotional life for ourselves and/or our family, but again, we don't.(This list could likely go on for eternity.)The desire for progression is innate, but the problem we face is that the actual act of progression is also a choice.Without embracing our inherent need for progress, for positive growth and/or change, we'll still go on living....But at what cost?"
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"If you train people properly, they won't be able to tell a drill from the real thing. If anything, the real thing will be easier."
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"Lefever describes his financing plan with modesty:"'Our detailed budget is realistic, but does not take into account the inflation that may occur before September 1983. The one place it could cut or reduce is item 7, the simultaneous interpreter services, if these services could be provided gratis by the U.S. government.'""In other words, the only way to make a saving on a U.S.-subsidized project is to take money out of another U.S.-subsidized column."
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"Helda's been trying to impress me with the embroidery on the sheets. One more minute and I thought I might use them to hang myself.""My mother did the embroidery," Bittterblue said.Katsa clapped her mouth shut and glared at Helda. "Thank you, Helda, for mentioning that detail."
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"The Lord created you and protects you always."
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"No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it."
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"A friend is an emotional bond, just like friendship is a human experience."
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"Luck is a word the bitter teach to the ignorant."
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"Be transparent like glass, be flexible like water, and be attractive like a magnet."
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"When the truth is dispensed it is for the good of all, always."
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"Self - Worth. Self - Love. Self - Esteem. Self - Motivation. Self - Confidence. All of these things equal Self - Empowerment. Always believe in yourself, even if nobody else does!"
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"There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California."
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"We have to understand that we are children of God who are called to overcome the world."
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"Because consciousness has no mass and extension, no parts or physical properties, it is Nothing, which on the other hand, can generate the matter and energy of the entire universe."
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"And infatuated be damned. He was near to being blinded by his attraction to her. He was in love, damn it all. He disliked her, he resented her, he disapproved of almost everything about her, yet he was head over ears in love with her, like a foolish schoolboy.He wondered grimly what he was going to do about it.He was not amused.Or in any way pleased."
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"While we thank God for them and their efforts, we must also know that our generation of believers have the responsibility to take the gospel a bit further."
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"A lie that could help someone focus on his life was better than a hundred simple truths."
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"Definitely they write themselves. It's an amazing experience. It's like the characters have come alive and are sitting on my shoulder talking to me, telling me their tales."
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"In terms of achieving what I call "being in the right place at the right time, one has to know balance. Not from the outside as an observer, but from the inside out. For every individual, that requires creating a successful balanced interface between what one is compelled by and the essential principles of nature, which we comprehend through our intuitive conscience. Those are our clues to the mystery. When one gets it right, there it is."
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"You magnetize what you are being. You give a smile . . . you get a smile back. If you point fingers with anger, you will get anger in return. If you are obsessing about scarcity, you will continue to live in lack. If you focus on nurturing friends, you will enjoy more enriching relationships."
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