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The process of self-healing is the privilege of every being. Self-healing is not a miracle, nor is self-healing a dramatization of the… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . .… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
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Genuine human friendship is on the basis of human affection, irrespective of your position. Therefore, the more you show concern about the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The scripture is filled with examples of genuine masculinity; you could mine David's story for probably a year by itself. And we… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
The virtual choir would never replace live music or a real choir, but the same sort of focus and intent and esprit… — Eric Whitacre Copy Share Image
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High buildings have no genuine advantages, except in speculative gains for banks and land owners. They are not cheaper, they do not… — Christopher Alexander Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that healthy-mindedness is inadequate as a philosophical doctrine, because the evil facts which it refuses positively to account… — William James Copy Share Image
There is a reciprocal respect for [ Elizabeth II], for her interest in the Commonwealth. The members of the Commonwealth recognise that… — Bob Hawke Copy Share Image
A grain of real knowledge, of genuine controllable conviction, will outweigh a bushel of adroitness; and to produce persuasion there is one… — John Robert Seeley Copy Share Image
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She still felt shell-shocked by all of it, numb. Beneath the numbness, though, was a raw and terrible anger that was unlike… — Kristin Hannah Copy Share Image
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Lifestyle. Not a word at all, really - rather a wordette. A genuine case of more is less. ... the word life… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
Among the wise and high-minded people who in self-respecting and genuine fashion strive earnestly for peace, there are the foolish fanatics always… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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We very much hope that as we get growth that we can reduce the burden of taxation, that we can reduce income… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
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