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"The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay."

"The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Wisdom, God, Mankind, Mystery

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"When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us and something in us will say, 'That is the real thing.'"

"When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us and something in us will say, 'That is the real thing.'"

Ralph W. Sockman, American Leader

Society, Dictators, Will

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"No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent."

"No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent."

Margaret Thatcher, English Leader

Time, Jobs, Want, Will

13

"The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous."

"The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

13

"Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God."

"Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Music, Art, God

13

"Our Divyang sisters and brothers want to lead life with pride, they want to do well. With Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan we are focusing on areas where we may not have devoted much attention before."

"Our Divyang sisters and brothers want to lead life with pride, they want to do well. With Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan we are focusing on areas where we may not have devoted much attention before."

Narendra Modi, Indian Leader

Welfare, Disability, Economy, Growth

13

"There is no way to 'peace', there is only 'peace'."

"There is no way to 'peace', there is only 'peace'."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

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"So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It's not Israel. It's these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away."

"So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It's not Israel. It's these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away."

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Leader

Goal, Israel, Weapons

13

"Kids are the biggest brand ambassadors of Swachh Bharat initiative"

Narendra Modi, Indian Leader

Welfare, Hygiene, Education, Opportunity

13

"When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low."

"When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

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"Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you."

"Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you."

Ramakrishna, Indian Leader

Love, Time, Work, God

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"All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions."

"All the suffering and joy we experience depend on conditions."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

Experience, Joy, Suffering

13

"I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments."

"I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Life, Accomplishments, Years

13

"My development parameter is very simple. It is about how the poorest of the poor can benefit from development. The poor is the central focus of my economic agenda. The poor should be strengthened in such a way that they get the willingness to defeat poverty."

"My development parameter is very simple. It is about how the poorest of the poor can benefit from development. The poor is the central focus of my economic agenda. The poor should be strengthened in such a way that they get the willingness to defeat poverty."

Narendra Modi, Indian Leader

Welfare, Development, Innovation, Economy

13

"The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves."

"The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves."

Deng Xiaoping, Chinese Leader

Office, President, states, United

13

"I salute the poor of our country who have deposited more than Rs 20,000 crore in Jan Dhan Bank Accounts"

"I salute the poor of our country who have deposited more than Rs 20,000 crore in Jan Dhan Bank Accounts"

Narendra Modi, Indian Leader

Welfare, Banking, Development, Progress

13

"Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me."

"Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me."

Black Elk, American Leader

Power, Vision, Body, Meaning

13

"The best cure for the body is a quiet mind."

"The best cure for the body is a quiet mind."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Wisdom, Body, Cure, Mind, Quiet

13

"Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ."

"Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Faith, Christ, Sin

13

"You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side."

"You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side."

William E. Gladstone, British Leader

Time, Fight, Future

13

"Every cook has to learn how to govern the state."

"Every cook has to learn how to govern the state."

Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader

Government, State

13

"To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings."

"To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

Life, Awareness, End, Karma

13

"Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this."

"Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this."

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African Leader

Politics, May, Promises, Will

13

"We have guided missiles and misguided men."

"We have guided missiles and misguided men."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Leadership, Men, Martin Luther King

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"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood."

"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood."

Buddha, Indian Leader

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"But the Committee for Industrial Organizations is here. It is now henceforth a definite instrumentality, destined greatly to influence the lives of our people and the internal and external course of the republic."

"But the Committee for Industrial Organizations is here. It is now henceforth a definite instrumentality, destined greatly to influence the lives of our people and the internal and external course of the republic."

John L. Lewis, American Leader

People, Committee, Influence, Now

13

"There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills."

"There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills."

Buddha, Indian Leader

People, Habit, Doubt, Nothing

13

"Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has."

"Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Faith, Enemy, Reason

13

"Your mind, which is yourself, can be likened to a house. The first necessary move then, is to rid that house of all but furnishings essential to success."

"Your mind, which is yourself, can be likened to a house. The first necessary move then, is to rid that house of all but furnishings essential to success."

John McDonald, Canadian Leader

Success, First, Mind

13

"And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment."

"And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

13

"There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you."

"There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you."

Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian Leader

Friendship, Heart, First, Friends, Thinking

13

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life."

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Life, Men, Fire, Spiritual

13

"Ignorance is always afraid of change."

"Ignorance is always afraid of change."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

Change, Ignorance

13

"Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel."

"Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel."

William Penn, English Leader

Love, First, Force, May

13

"The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart."

"The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart."

Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader

13

"Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems."

"Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor; they are here for what they get out of our cheap and abundant labor, and they should know that they are buttressing one of the most vicious systems."

Desmond Tutu, South African Leader

Labor, Southafrican

13

"Freeing oneself from words is liberation."

"Freeing oneself from words is liberation."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

Philosophy, Words

13

"To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition."

"To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

13

"It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge."

"It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge."

Charles de Gaulle, French Leader

Death, Sacrifice, Heroism, Humanity

13

"True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."

"True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."

William Penn, English Leader

Body, Mind, Rest, Silence

13

"I think that a strong Israel is the only Israel that will bring the Arabs to the peace table."

"I think that a strong Israel is the only Israel that will bring the Arabs to the peace table."

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Leader

Peace, Israel, Will

13

"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."

"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

Beauty, Adventure, Charm, End

13

"Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it."

"Whatever you do may seem insignificant to you, but it is most important that you do it."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Philanthropy, May, Mohandas Gandhi

13

"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."

"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."

Buddha, Indian Leader

13

"The free world is really helping Lebanon restore its sovereignty. I imagine there is quite a bit of pressure on Syria to leave. I hope they leave in a peaceful way."

"The free world is really helping Lebanon restore its sovereignty. I imagine there is quite a bit of pressure on Syria to leave. I hope they leave in a peaceful way."

Camille Chamoun, Lebanese Leader

Hope, Pressure, World

13

"It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws."

"It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws."

Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader

Time, Progress, Revolution, Laws

13

"Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely."

"Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely."

Buddha, Indian Leader

13

"And if the great fear had not come upon me, as it did, and forced me to do my duty, I might have been less good to the people than some man who had never dreamed at all, even with the memory of so great a vision in me."

"And if the great fear had not come upon me, as it did, and forced me to do my duty, I might have been less good to the people than some man who had never dreamed at all, even with the memory of so great a vision in me."

Black Elk, American Leader

People, Fear, Vision, Duty

13

"I don't care about my character here on earth.I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord."

"I don't care about my character here on earth.I don't care about what other people think or say about me, all I care about is my standing before the Lord."

Brigham Young, American Leader

People, Character, Care, Earth

13

"My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him."

"My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Principles, Truth, Religion, Realization, God

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