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Pope Benedict XVI: Almsgiving
“Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy: rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave His entire self for us. ” —Pope Benedict XVI.
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J. K. Rowling: Damage
“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. ” —J. K. Rowling.
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Gertrude Stein: Scientific
“It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger. ” Gertrude Stein
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Frederick Buechner: Despair
“Despair has been called the unforgivable sin–not presumably because God refuses to forgive it but because it despairs of the possibility of being forgiven.” —Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking, 1973.
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Saadi: Patience
“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.”—Saadi
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St. Hyppolytus: Christ
“Christ, like a skillful physician, understands the weakness of men. He loves to teach the ignorant and the erring he turns again to his own true way. He is easily found by those who live by faith and to those of pure eye and holy heart, who desire to knock at the door, he opens…
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Hafsa Goraya: Money
“Money can make life, money can break life.” Hafsa Goraya
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H G Wells: Moral indignation
“Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. ” —H. G. Wells.
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Babe Ruth: Striking out
“Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. ” Babe Ruth
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A. A. Milne: Weeds and flowers
“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. ” A. A. Milne
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Norah Jones: Feeling songs
“Nobody can tell you you’re wrong for writing a song about how you feel — even if you don’t really feel that way.” —Norah Jones
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Saint Francis de Sales: Patience
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering you own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew.” —Saint Francis de Sales.
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Ross Perot: Activism
The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. —Ross Perot
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Robert Frost: Tones
“There are tones of voices that mean more than words.” —Robert Frost.
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Robert A. Heinlein: Polite society
“An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. ” —Robert A. Heinlein.
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Pope Benedict XVI: Lent
“The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of the cross of Christ. By it we avert the scourges of divine justice. By it we gain strength against the princes of darkness, for it shields us with heavenly help. Should mankind grow remiss…
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Thomas Fuller: Patience
“Abused patience turns to fury. ” —Thomas Fuller.
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Saint Thomas Aquinas: Justice
“Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in circumstances confronting him.” Saint Thomas Aquinas
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Fulton J. Sheen: Lent
“We can think of Lent as a time to eradicate evil or cultivate virtue, a time to pull up weeds or to plant good seeds. Which is better is clear, for the Christian ideal is always positive rather than negative. A person is great not by the ferocity of his hatred of evil, but by…
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Bill Bixby: Turn it OFF
“Parents should watch what their children watch and not use TV as a babysitter. If a show is objectionable they should turn it OFF. They should write the president of the network and tell him they are never going to watch that program again and why. ” —Bill Bixby.
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Edward Abbey: Society
“Society is like a stew. If you don’t stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. ” Edward Abbey
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Socrates: An unexamined life
“An unexamined life is not worth living. ”—Socrates.
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Adel Bestavros: Patience
Patience with others is Love, Patience with self is Hope, Patience with God is Faith.” Adel Bestavros
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Hate
“Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man’s sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true.” Martin Luther King,…
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Fulton J. Sheen: Life's purpose
“Lenten practices of giving up pleasures are good reminders that the purpose of life is not pleasure. The purpose of life is to attain to perfect life, all truth and undying ecstatic love – which is the definition of God. In pursuing that goal we find happiness. Pleasure is not the purpose of anything; pleasure…
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Mary H. Waldrip: What won't you stand for?
“It’s important that people know what you stand for. It’s equally important that they know what you won’t stand for. ” Mary H. Waldrip
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John F. Kennedy: Physical fitness
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” —John F. Kennedy.
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Will Rogers: Ignorance
“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. ” Will Rogers
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Linus Pauling: Ideas
The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas. –Linus Pauling, chemist, peace activist, author, educator; Nobel Prize in chemistry, Nobel Peace Prize (1901-1994) Related articles Linus Pauling(sourcewatch.org) Linus Pauling(hyungi0226.wordpress.com) Linus Pauling Institute(sourcewatch.org) Experts aren’t perfect(thetimesnews.com)
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Guy Kawasaki: Patience and impatience
“Patience is the art of concealing your impatience. ” —Guy Kawasaki.
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Dag Hammarskjold: If only I may grow
“If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, — quieter, warmer.” —Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary General of the United Nations, Nobel laureate (1905-1961).
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Juliette Binoche: Past and present
“I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don’t deny the past, but it’s a page to turn. ” Juliette Binoche
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Epicurus: Folly
“It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. ” Epicurus
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E. Stanley Jones: Prayer
“Prayer means that the total you is praying. Your whole being reaches out to God, and God reaches down to you. ” E. Stanley Jones
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Saint Francis de Sales: Patience
“Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself. ” —Saint Francis de Sales.
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St. John of the Cross: Manner
“The Lord measures out perfection neither by the multitude nor the magnitude of our deeds, but by the manner in which we perform them.” –St. John of the Cross
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Real Live Preacher: Love
“You can’t love anyone until you understand that you can’t love everyone.” —Real Live Preacher.
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American Indian Proverb: Asleep…
“You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. Navajo” —American Indian Proverb.
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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller: Mercy
As freely as the firmament embraces the world, / or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, / so mercy must encircle both friend and foe. –Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, poet and dramatist (1759-1805)
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Johanna Olson: Running
Truly, I love running. It’s who I am. It’s a part of me. Even if I can only run for 10 minutes, I feel whole and happy. And if everything else is falling to pieces, I go for a run, and I feel like things are going to be okay. Johanna Olson, Olympic Marathon Trials…
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Pope Paul VI: Art
“The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal. ” Pope Paul VI.
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Anne Rice: Writing
I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I must admit, I have fallen into the joy of writing them. Anne Rice
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Sophia Loren: Fountain of youth
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. ” —Sophia Loren.
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Buddha: Friendship
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. Buddha
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German proverb: Advice
“Never give advice unless asked.” —German proverb.
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Virginia Woolf: Delicious poetry
“Yet, it is true, poetry is delicious; the best prose is that which is most full of poetry.” —Virginia Woolf
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Bruce Sterling: On Bollywood
“The Bollywood distribution system is so corrupt that they have trouble making money off movies. So they sell shoes that an actress stepped in. If they turned up the amps some, maybe they could sell the actresses. ” —Bruce Sterling.
