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Alphonse de Lamartine

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

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Ambrose Bierce

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

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Andre Gide

One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

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Andrew Murray

Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!

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Anna Quindlen

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.

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Art

You’re mind is working at its best when you’re being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity.

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Barack Obama

In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.

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Barbara Bush

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.

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Being Yourself

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

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Benjamin Franklin

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

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