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"If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
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J. K. Rowling
"If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
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"Don't confuse your mentor with your buddies. Unlike the latter, your mentor isn't contented with where you're in life right now..."
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Assegid Habtewold
"Don't confuse your mentor with your buddies. Unlike the latter, your mentor isn't contented with where you're in life right now..."
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"Most people would rather suffer through a bad situation than take the steps needed to free themselves, especially if they knew that by freeing themselves, it would make them hunted."
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Sherrilyn Kenyon
"Most people would rather suffer through a bad situation than take the steps needed to free themselves, especially if they knew that by freeing themselves, it would make them hunted."
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"It's because the door hasn't been closed yet that the nightmares still find their way in."
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Joyce Rachelle
"It's because the door hasn't been closed yet that the nightmares still find their way in."
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"To Move from Woe to Wow . . . Listen Attentively Be fully present and give your customer your full attention. Stay calm and remain patient. Do not interrupt or become defensive. Let the customer express his or her concerns. Nod your head and use affirming words to show that you are listening. Repeat back and empathize, when necessary. This confirms your understanding of the problem or question."
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Susan C. Young
"To Move from Woe to Wow . . . Listen Attentively Be fully present and give your customer your full attention. Stay calm and remain patient. Do not interrupt or become defensive. Let the customer express his or her concerns. Nod your head and use affirming words to show that you are listening. Repeat back and empathize, when necessary. This confirms your understanding of the problem or question."
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"He could not imagine being bored by Susy -- or trying to escape from her if he were. He could not think of her as an enemy, or even as an accomplice, since accomplices are potential enemies: she was some one with whom, by some unheard-of miracle, joys above the joys of friendship were to be tasted, but who, even through these fleeting ecstasies, remained simply and securely his friend."
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Edith Wharton
"He could not imagine being bored by Susy -- or trying to escape from her if he were. He could not think of her as an enemy, or even as an accomplice, since accomplices are potential enemies: she was some one with whom, by some unheard-of miracle, joys above the joys of friendship were to be tasted, but who, even through these fleeting ecstasies, remained simply and securely his friend."
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"You walked in, and the air changed. It gives you an advantage and you're enough of a challenge. I'm not trying to be a challenge. It's one of the things that makes you one."
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Nora Roberts
"You walked in, and the air changed. It gives you an advantage and you're enough of a challenge. I'm not trying to be a challenge. It's one of the things that makes you one."
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"There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others. Nothing can help that man. What is left of that man flees from what is left of human attention."
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James A. Baldwin
"There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others. Nothing can help that man. What is left of that man flees from what is left of human attention."
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"A frivolous society can acquire dramatic significance only through what its frivolity destroys."
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Edith Wharton
"A frivolous society can acquire dramatic significance only through what its frivolity destroys."
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"The fear of becoming old is born of the recognition that one is not living now the life that one wishes. It is equivalent to a sense of abusing the present."
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Susan Sontag
"The fear of becoming old is born of the recognition that one is not living now the life that one wishes. It is equivalent to a sense of abusing the present."
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"Anything anybody has was purchased with the currency of time."
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Sunday Adelaja
"Anything anybody has was purchased with the currency of time."
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"It's better to dare to dream big and achieve half of your dreams than to dream small dreams and achieve all."
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Bernard Kelvin Clive
"It's better to dare to dream big and achieve half of your dreams than to dream small dreams and achieve all."
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"Always remember to love."
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Debasish Mridha
"Always remember to love."
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"Not every ROAD we come across in our daily life is one we have to take. Sometimes just standing still and being, can BE the best move we ever make."
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Angie karan
"Not every ROAD we come across in our daily life is one we have to take. Sometimes just standing still and being, can BE the best move we ever make."
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"In no man's land, alien is the queen."
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Toba Beta
"In no man's land, alien is the queen."
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"Be a person that others will look for your posts daily because they know you will encourage them. Be the positive one and help others to have a great day and you will find that not only they like you but you will like you too."
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John Patrick Hickey
"Be a person that others will look for your posts daily because they know you will encourage them. Be the positive one and help others to have a great day and you will find that not only they like you but you will like you too."
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"She lived in fear of ifonic endings."
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Anne Lamott
"She lived in fear of ifonic endings."
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"Mirroring is a powerful neuro-linguistic programming technique that can be used to bond with others, build rapport, and reach mutual understanding more quickly. You may already be using it instinctively without even being aware."
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Susan C. Young
"Mirroring is a powerful neuro-linguistic programming technique that can be used to bond with others, build rapport, and reach mutual understanding more quickly. You may already be using it instinctively without even being aware."
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"There's surprising relief and regeneration in finding ourselves within a moment of genuine grace, however small or temporary it may be."
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Darrell Calkins
"There's surprising relief and regeneration in finding ourselves within a moment of genuine grace, however small or temporary it may be."
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"I glance back in the mirror to the concrete bridge, the one I've boldly driven straight across without second thought, and I see truth reflecting back at me: Every time fear freezes and worry writhes, every time I surrender to stress, aren't I advertising the unreliability of God? That I really don't believe? But if I'm grateful to the Bridge Builder for the crossing of a million strong bridges, thankful for a million faithful moments, my life speaks my beliefs and I trust Him again."
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Ann Voskamp
"I glance back in the mirror to the concrete bridge, the one I've boldly driven straight across without second thought, and I see truth reflecting back at me: Every time fear freezes and worry writhes, every time I surrender to stress, aren't I advertising the unreliability of God? That I really don't believe? But if I'm grateful to the Bridge Builder for the crossing of a million strong bridges, thankful for a million faithful moments, my life speaks my beliefs and I trust Him again."
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"Always be happy, you never know how happy you can make another by just being happy."
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Ogwo David Emenike
"Always be happy, you never know how happy you can make another by just being happy."
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"Hey, Frenchie! Sage poked his head out the door, the sun hitting the brown of his hair to reveal hidden strands of red. "Did you bring any baguettes?"Why don't you go season something, Herb?"
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Nalini Singh
"Hey, Frenchie! Sage poked his head out the door, the sun hitting the brown of his hair to reveal hidden strands of red. "Did you bring any baguettes?"Why don't you go season something, Herb?"
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"When you have discovered your significance, your life will now begin to move towards making a difference."
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Sunday Adelaja
"When you have discovered your significance, your life will now begin to move towards making a difference."
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"In my youth, it was my good luck to have a few good teachers, men and women, who came into my head and lit a match."
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Yann Martel
"In my youth, it was my good luck to have a few good teachers, men and women, who came into my head and lit a match."
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"Hostess with the Mostest"Think of a time when you have had a party in your home or had friends over for dinner. Didn't you want to make sure they were nurtured, cared for, and well-taken care of? Didn't you want your guests to interact with each other and enjoy the experience so they would remember it fondly?"
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Susan C. Young
"Hostess with the Mostest"Think of a time when you have had a party in your home or had friends over for dinner. Didn't you want to make sure they were nurtured, cared for, and well-taken care of? Didn't you want your guests to interact with each other and enjoy the experience so they would remember it fondly?"
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"I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries."
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Michael Ondaatje
"I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries."
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"You will encounter disappointments in your ministry, in yourself, and even in God Himself but remember that all these are intrigues of the devil."
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Sunday Adelaja
"You will encounter disappointments in your ministry, in yourself, and even in God Himself but remember that all these are intrigues of the devil."
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"Destiny deals you your hand and what you do with the cards is up to you."
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Kenneth Eade
"Destiny deals you your hand and what you do with the cards is up to you."
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"Kaladin frowned. "Wait. Are you wearing cologne? In prison?"Well, there was no need to be barbaric, just because I was incarcerated."Storms, you're spoiled, Kaladin said, smiling."I'm refined, you insolent farmer, Adolin said. Then he grinned. "Besides, I'll have you know that I had to use cold water for my baths while here."Poor boy."
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Brandon Sanderson
"Kaladin frowned. "Wait. Are you wearing cologne? In prison?"Well, there was no need to be barbaric, just because I was incarcerated."Storms, you're spoiled, Kaladin said, smiling."I'm refined, you insolent farmer, Adolin said. Then he grinned. "Besides, I'll have you know that I had to use cold water for my baths while here."Poor boy."
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"And now, for something completely the same:Wasted time and wasted breath,'s what I'll make, until my death.Helping people 'd be as good,but I wouldn't, if I could.For the few that help deserve,have no need, or not the nerve,help from strangers to accept,plus from mine a few have wept.Wept from joy, or from despair,or just from my vengeful stare.Ways I have, to look at stupid,make them see I am not Cupid.Make them see they are in error,for of truth I am a bearer.Most decide I'm just a bear,mauling at them, - like I care."
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Will Advise
"And now, for something completely the same:Wasted time and wasted breath,'s what I'll make, until my death.Helping people 'd be as good,but I wouldn't, if I could.For the few that help deserve,have no need, or not the nerve,help from strangers to accept,plus from mine a few have wept.Wept from joy, or from despair,or just from my vengeful stare.Ways I have, to look at stupid,make them see I am not Cupid.Make them see they are in error,for of truth I am a bearer.Most decide I'm just a bear,mauling at them, - like I care."
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"Sit,' Chloe said, dashing after him and tugging firmly at his sleeve. 'Let's hear the rest of it. You can kill him later.'~Chloe to Dageus."
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Karen Marie Moning
"Sit,' Chloe said, dashing after him and tugging firmly at his sleeve. 'Let's hear the rest of it. You can kill him later.'~Chloe to Dageus."
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"I don't remember where we were walking to or where we were walking from. I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere."
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Stephen Chbosky
"I don't remember where we were walking to or where we were walking from. I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere."
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"Giving up represents a choice you make when you decide not to take action on something over which you actually do have control."
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Darren L. Johnson
"Giving up represents a choice you make when you decide not to take action on something over which you actually do have control."
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"Take a searching inventory of your speech, habits, behaviors, appearance, hobbies, preferences, talents, and products. The key is what makes you distinct and unlike others."
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Susan C. Young
"Take a searching inventory of your speech, habits, behaviors, appearance, hobbies, preferences, talents, and products. The key is what makes you distinct and unlike others."
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"At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language."
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Lafcadio Hearn
"At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language."
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"When you are intense, you will do things persistently and with speed."
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Sunday Adelaja
"When you are intense, you will do things persistently and with speed."
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"Your time keeps flying away into vanity while you dine with your distractions. Your life keeps diminishing while you waste your time feeding your distractions."
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Sunday Adelaja
"Your time keeps flying away into vanity while you dine with your distractions. Your life keeps diminishing while you waste your time feeding your distractions."
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"Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome."
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E.A. Bucchianeri
"Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome."
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"If I get naked, I'm going to be on you then in you. Let me give you some foreplay, woman," he softly growled."
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Katie Reus
"If I get naked, I'm going to be on you then in you. Let me give you some foreplay, woman," he softly growled."
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"Black and white is heaviest of vibrant and at the same time lightest of achromatic."
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Vikrmn
"Black and white is heaviest of vibrant and at the same time lightest of achromatic."
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"The devil will suggest some activities to you to make you leave your primary goal."
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Sunday Adelaja
"The devil will suggest some activities to you to make you leave your primary goal."
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"Let each Soulful insight, encourage you to - joyfully partake of Christmas in your own way."
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Eleesha
"Let each Soulful insight, encourage you to - joyfully partake of Christmas in your own way."
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"Metias is gone again. He is always gone."
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Marie Lu
"Metias is gone again. He is always gone."
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"My own parents loved each other very much."
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Jilly Cooper
"My own parents loved each other very much."
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"Don't lose today, for today is guaranteed but tomorrow is not."
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R.V.M.
"Don't lose today, for today is guaranteed but tomorrow is not."
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"Most of the time - 99 percent of the time - you just don't know how and why the threads are looped together, and that's okay. Do a good thing and something bad happens. Do a bad thing and something good happens. Do nothing and everything explodes. And very, very rarely - by some miracle of chance and coincidence, butterflies beating their wings just so and all the threads hanging together for a minute - you get the chance to do the right thing."
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Lauren Oliver
"Most of the time - 99 percent of the time - you just don't know how and why the threads are looped together, and that's okay. Do a good thing and something bad happens. Do a bad thing and something good happens. Do nothing and everything explodes. And very, very rarely - by some miracle of chance and coincidence, butterflies beating their wings just so and all the threads hanging together for a minute - you get the chance to do the right thing."
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"I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute."
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Rebecca West
"I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute."
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"Dear Teenage Self,That guy you're crazy about,Will ask you out On a dateIn about ten years, so don't fretYou'll get there yet.But fate is cruelOn that day,That feeling will have gone away."
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Joyce Rachelle
"Dear Teenage Self,That guy you're crazy about,Will ask you out On a dateIn about ten years, so don't fretYou'll get there yet.But fate is cruelOn that day,That feeling will have gone away."
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"He'd given up his mortality, his soul, for this moment, this second chance, and if she fell in love with him again, he needed to know it was real."
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Lisa Kessler
"He'd given up his mortality, his soul, for this moment, this second chance, and if she fell in love with him again, he needed to know it was real."
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"[She was] a creature full of eager, passionate longings for all that was beautiful and glad; thirsty for all knowledge; with an ear straining after dreamy music that died away and would not come near to her; with a blind unconscious yearning for something that would link together the wonderful impressions of this mysterious life, and give her soul a sense of home in it."
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George Eliot
"[She was] a creature full of eager, passionate longings for all that was beautiful and glad; thirsty for all knowledge; with an ear straining after dreamy music that died away and would not come near to her; with a blind unconscious yearning for something that would link together the wonderful impressions of this mysterious life, and give her soul a sense of home in it."
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