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"As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live." – Pope John Paul II

“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.” – Pope John Paul II

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe." – Albert Einstein

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe.” – Albert Einstein

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." – Nelson Mandela

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death" – Albert Einstein

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death” – Albert Einstein

"People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question there is only one answer. The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all." – Oscar Wilde

“People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question there is only one answer. The …

"You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul" – George Bernard Shaw

“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul” – George Bernard Shaw

"All our dreams can come true…if we have the courage to pursue them." – Walt Disney

“All our dreams can come true…if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

"In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities." – Janos Arany

“In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.” – Janos Arany

"If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere." – Henry Ward Beecher

“If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere.” – Henry Ward Beecher

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." – Carl Rogers

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” – Carl Rogers

"In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. Unless you’ve got a good team, you can’t do much with the other two." – Lee Iacocca

“In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. Unless you’ve got a good team, you can’t do …

"Never confuse motion with action." – Benjamin Franklin

“Never confuse motion with action.” – Benjamin Franklin

"Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn’t!" – George Bernard Shaw

“Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn’t!” – George Bernard Shaw

"If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get married." – Katharine Hepburn

“If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get married.” – Katharine Hepburn

"Brains are like hearts – they go where they are appreciated" – Robert S. McNamara

“Brains are like hearts – they go where they are appreciated” – Robert S. McNamara

"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten." – Buddha

“Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment …

"Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height, Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light." – Dylan Thomas

“Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. …

"Lips that taste of tears, they say/ Are the best for kissing." – Dorothy Parker

“Lips that taste of tears, they say/ Are the best for kissing.” – Dorothy Parker

"Anyone can look at other’s eyes, but Lovers can see into each other’s souls through the eyes" – Larry Latta

“Anyone can look at other’s eyes, but Lovers can see into each other’s souls through the eyes” – Larry Latta

"The flames kindled on the 4 of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them" – Thomas Jefferson

“The flames kindled on the 4 of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of …

"Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others." – Buddha

“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.” – Buddha

"Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away." – Barbara De Angelis

“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.” – Barbara De Angelis

"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue." – Buddha

“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk …

"War does not determine who is right – only who is left." – Bertrand Russell

“War does not determine who is right – only who is left.” – Bertrand Russell

"The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms" – Henri Frederic Amiel

“The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms” – Henri Frederic Amiel

"I am getting nowhere with you and I can’t let you go and I cant get through." – Ani Difranco

“I am getting nowhere with you and I can’t let you go and I cant get through.” – Ani Difranco

"Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away" – Benjamin Franklin

“Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away” – Benjamin Franklin

"If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love." – Michel de Montaigne

“If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.” – Michel de Montaigne

"Men always want to be a woman’s first love – women like to be a mans last romance." – Oscar Wilde

“Men always want to be a woman’s first love – women like to be a mans last romance.” – Oscar Wilde

"Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great." – Mark Twain

“Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain

"We’re not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be" – C.S. Lewis

“We’re not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be” – …

"During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism." – Howard Thurman

“During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.” – Howard Thurman

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." – John Quincy Adams

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams

"Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless." – Jamie Paolinetti

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” – Jamie Paolinetti

"Every calling is great when greatly pursued." – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Every calling is great when greatly pursued.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

"It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason." – Blaise Pascal

“It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.” …

"CARTESIAN, adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, _Cogito ergo sum_ –whereby he was pleased to suppose he demonstrated the reality of human existence. The dictum might be improved, however, thus: _Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum_ – "I think that I think, therefore I think that I am;" as close an approach to certainty as any philosopher has yet made." – Ambrose Bierce

“CARTESIAN, adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, _Cogito ergo sum_ –whereby he was pleased to suppose he demonstrated the …

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