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"Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society?"

"Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society?"

Robert Shea, American Author

Design, Society, May

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"A strong team consists of people who know how to follow a leader."

"A strong team consists of people who know how to follow a leader."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Teamwork, Team, Leadership, Following, Strength

51

"I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative."

"I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think negative."

James A. Baldwin, American Author

Negative, Positive

51

"Hypocrisy is not generally a social sin, but a virtue."

"Hypocrisy is not generally a social sin, but a virtue."

Judith Martin, American Author

Virtue, Hypocrisy, Sin

51

"A good snapshot stops a moment from running away."

"A good snapshot stops a moment from running away."

Eudora Welty, American Author

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"In the silence, she felt the past and the present shift and mix, but that was a mirage. There was no way to comfort the lost boy he'd been back then. But she had the grown male.She had him right in her arms, and for a brief moment of whimsy, she imagined that she was never, ever going to let him go."

"In the silence, she felt the past and the present shift and mix, but that was a mirage. There was no way to comfort the lost boy he'd been back then. But she had the grown male.She had him right in her arms, and for a brief moment of whimsy, she imagined that she was never, ever going to let him go."

J.R. Ward, American Author

Love, Past, Present, Memory

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"Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person."

"Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person."

Brian Tracy, American Author

Relationship, Relationships

51

"Gratitude is the vitamin of the soul."

"Gratitude is the vitamin of the soul."

Angie karan, British Author

Thankfulness, Gratitude, Soul, Health, Appreciation

51

"When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal."

"When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal."

Napolean Hill, American Author

Persistence, Goal, Defeat, Sound

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"The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it."

"The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it."

Brian Koslow, American Author

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"The past has no power over the present moment."

"The past has no power over the present moment."

Eckhart Tolle, German Author

Mindfulness, Past, Present moment, Freedom

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"The precision of the creator's natural laws makes existence of earth meaningful."

"The precision of the creator's natural laws makes existence of earth meaningful."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Meaning, Creator, NaturalLaws, Existence

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"Probably I chose immortality because mortality is a universal human obsession."

"Probably I chose immortality because mortality is a universal human obsession."

Joan D. Vinge, American Author

Personal, Immortality, Obsession

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"Be impatient enough to start going after your dreams now but patient enough to watch them manifest."

"Be impatient enough to start going after your dreams now but patient enough to watch them manifest."

Matthew Donnelly, American Author

Dreams, Dream, Patience, Action, Time

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"Then Hwin, though shaking all over, gave a strange little neigh and trotted across to the Lion. "Please," she said, "you're so beautiful. You may eat me if you like. I'd sooner be eaten by you than fed by anyone else."

"Then Hwin, though shaking all over, gave a strange little neigh and trotted across to the Lion. "Please," she said, "you're so beautiful. You may eat me if you like. I'd sooner be eaten by you than fed by anyone else."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Gender, Truth, Life, Reality

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"Only fools neglect the living God " the Human Self, while running after imaginary shadows."

"Only fools neglect the living God " the Human Self, while running after imaginary shadows."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Neglect, Truth, Power, Regret, Wisdom

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"Every quote is like a Picasso. The meaning is different for each person and half the admirers miss the true intent and twisted humor of it all."

"Every quote is like a Picasso. The meaning is different for each person and half the admirers miss the true intent and twisted humor of it all."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Interpretation, Quotes, Art, Meaning

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"Would he ever come back? He wondered. The water filled his ears with its own rush, and he was comforted by the realization that, in fact, he never left."

"Would he ever come back? He wondered. The water filled his ears with its own rush, and he was comforted by the realization that, in fact, he never left."

Diana Gabaldon, American Author

Belonging, Existence, Comfort, Presence

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"If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't grasped the situation."

"If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't grasped the situation."

Rose Kennedy, American Author

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"A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest."

"A man must now swallow more belief than he can digest."

Henry Brooks Adams, American Author

Belief, Man, Now

51

"Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon joined them on the throne. It was during this period that the cycle of dietary and planetary destruction began, the thing we're only realizing just now."

"Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon joined them on the throne. It was during this period that the cycle of dietary and planetary destruction began, the thing we're only realizing just now."

Mark Bittman, American Author

Agriculture, Collaboration, Congress, Destruction, Now

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"Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for one another and hunt in packs, they'd all have ended up being eaten by leopards."

"Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for one another and hunt in packs, they'd all have ended up being eaten by leopards."

Robert Shea, American Author

Being, Care, Years

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"It is impossible to pause, stop or delay time."

"It is impossible to pause, stop or delay time."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Flow, Time, Impossibility, Pause, Life

51

"A feminist is someone who believes in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes."

"A feminist is someone who believes in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes."

Sheryl Sandberg, American Author

Feminism, Equality, Society

51

"True satisfaction comes when the pursuit of purpose in the kingdom of God comes first."

"True satisfaction comes when the pursuit of purpose in the kingdom of God comes first."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Satisfaction, Purpose, Kingdom, Faith

51

"Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers."

"Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers."

Susan Sontag, American Author

Ethics, Compassion, Action, Emotion, Morality

51

"Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates."

"Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates."

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author

Earth, Metaphysics

51

"Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist."

"Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist."

Larry Wall, Canadian Author

Art, Artist, Engineering

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"Reason is a passion; an instinct, a drive."

"Reason is a passion; an instinct, a drive."

Bette Howland, American Author

Instinct, Passion, Reason

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"Play with the emotions, play with the heart and the animal will surrender to yo."

"Play with the emotions, play with the heart and the animal will surrender to yo."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Emotions, Emotion, Heart, Animals, Surrender

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"The Resistance is a moral certainty, not a poetic one. The true poet never uses words in order to punish someone. His judgment belongs to a creative order; it is not formulated as a prophetic scripture."

"The Resistance is a moral certainty, not a poetic one. The true poet never uses words in order to punish someone. His judgment belongs to a creative order; it is not formulated as a prophetic scripture."

Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian Author

Certainty, Judgment, Order, Scripture

51

"No man was ever great by imitation."

"No man was ever great by imitation."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Originality, Imitation, Man

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"People of vision must not be lazy, they must not be afraid of work, no matter how degrading the work might seem."

"People of vision must not be lazy, they must not be afraid of work, no matter how degrading the work might seem."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Diligence, Vision, Work, Purpose

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"Thanksgiving creates abundance."

"Thanksgiving creates abundance."

Ann Voskamp, Canadian Author

Abundance, Gratitude, Thankfulness, Perspective

51

"Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right."

"Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Wisdom, Difference, Right

51

"The scrupulous survivors in life are the best counterweight to unscrupulous survivors."

"The scrupulous survivors in life are the best counterweight to unscrupulous survivors."

Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Cameroonian Author

Ethics, Survival, Morality, Responsibility

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"The war going on within you is a reflection of every war that has ever taken place, past, present, and future. Each individual is a Spiritual Warrior and there is only one demon you must conquer your SELF. You are the devil and you are the savior. You are a human with free will, and every morning you wake up and you make a choice."

"The war going on within you is a reflection of every war that has ever taken place, past, present, and future. Each individual is a Spiritual Warrior and there is only one demon you must conquer your SELF. You are the devil and you are the savior. You are a human with free will, and every morning you wake up and you make a choice."

Alaric Hutchinson, American Author

Spiritual, Choice, Responsibility, Will

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"Life is a school of probability."

"Life is a school of probability."

Walter Bagehot, English Author

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"If you are expressing gratitude then you are in the present moment. If you are in the present moment then you are expressing gratitude."

"If you are expressing gratitude then you are in the present moment. If you are in the present moment then you are expressing gratitude."

Matthew Donnelly, American Author

Gratitude, Presence, Mindfulness, Now

51

"Dance with me through moments of surreality. We are one."

"Dance with me through moments of surreality. We are one."

Truth Devour, Australian Author

Life, Dance, Connection, Emotion, Joy

51

"It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake."

"It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake."

Frederick Douglass, American Author

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"No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right."

"No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right."

Helen Keller, American Author

Life, Happiness, Man, Right

51

"No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth."

"No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth."

Martha Beck, American Author

Truth, Soul, May, Nothing

51

"We have grown used to money. The handling, the increase of it, is the chief business of life now with most of us."

"We have grown used to money. The handling, the increase of it, is the chief business of life now with most of us."

Rebecca H. Davis, American Author

Business, Life, Money, Now

51

"Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all."

"Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all."

Brian Tracy, American Author

Man, Men, Women, Decision

51

"Live with boldness! Get drunk with all of the beauty of life."

"Live with boldness! Get drunk with all of the beauty of life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Inspirational, Beauty, Life, Boldness, Joy

51

"What's wrong with people is people. There's no cure for that."

"What's wrong with people is people. There's no cure for that."

Marty Rubin, American Author

Humanity, Behavior, Flaws, Reality, Cynicism

51

"Mercy is for the weak, let me show you how much of an Unseelie I still am."

"Mercy is for the weak, let me show you how much of an Unseelie I still am."

Julie Kagawa, American Author

Mercy, Power, Darkness, Identity

51

"Anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation."

"Anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Feminism, Women, Occupation, Risk, Freedom

51

"When I was a kid my mom would send me off to school each day with the words, 'Remember: be happy! The most important thing today is that you are happy!"

"When I was a kid my mom would send me off to school each day with the words, 'Remember: be happy! The most important thing today is that you are happy!"

Alaric Hutchinson, American Author

Life, Happiness, Childhood, Advice, Joy

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