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"I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying 'flee at once - all is discovered.' They all left town immediately."

"Acts of Kindness:A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life."

"Mindfulness is living in the moment without judging it."


"A time will come when the devil will require repayment for all he has given."

"They were the sisterhood: their mothers at a younger age."


"Slavery and indecisiveness are characteristics of most Christians of the world."

"Let your heart be your eye."


"I figure that that has a ten year cycle. At the end of that ten years, I began to get worried that I would run into what is known as the writer's block, the feeling of not being able to do these things."

"Vipassana meditation is an ongoing creative purification process. Observation of the moment-to-moment experience cleanses the mental layers, one after another."

"Comfort is a stance of avoidance rather than the pursuit of excellence."

"Think and act positively by focusing on the positives in yourself, other people, and situations."

"I may like to be on my own, but I like being alive."

"Fear stimulates us to take action and can be our friend, but if you act as though fear is not there-if you deny it-it will build and create barriers."

"There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks."

"Too bad,Elizabeth. You're Stuck with me.Not for a few decades,not for centuries. You're tied to me forever. That boy and girl offspring you talked off? They'll come from me--or no one."

"I'm intrigued by the way in which physical appearance can often direct a person's life; things happen differently for a beautiful woman than for a plain one."

"Remember, crowd doesn't care about common sense."

"We tend to listen to the people who believe in their own words as opposed to those who don't. When we feel their conviction, they earn our buy-in."

"Just because someone throws their success in your face doesn't mean you have to let it get in your eyes."

"Don't worry about the haters. They are just angry because the truth you speak contradicts the lie they live."


"There's nothing like a pack of mules to give one a sense of entourage."


"Nothing is more hopeless than a scheme of merriment."


"What do I have to say to the universe? A soul ought to have something to say to the universe if it's going to be immortal."

"A life lived well, or poorly, uses our resources to such an extent that it can weaken many areas which were once strong. Simply from wear and tear, we may tire and need to be re-fortified. Seek ways to re-strengthen so that you may perform at higher levels and increase your endurance to enjoy a life you love."

"When you begin, you envision a better end but, when you get to the end, you see the beginning better!"


"Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wrong."

"The nine Greek Muses, awakened again for this generation of man and meant to inspire mankind forward in the sciences and the arts."

"As for September 11, let us not too easily grant the Americans possession of that date on the calendar. Like May 1 or July 14 or December 25, September 11 may seem full of significance to some people, while to other people it is just another day."

"Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the "gotta have it" scale."

"Be generous. The outcome will blow your mind."
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