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Believing means liberating the indestructible element in oneself, or, more accurately, liberating oneself, or, more accurately, being indestructible, or, more accurately, being. — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
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Condemning class struggle does not mean condemning every possible form of social conflict. Such conflicts inevitably arise and Christians must often take… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
I have heard Shree Rajneesh and have been inspired by his talks. His works are sublimne and seek to liberate the soul… — V. R. Krishna Iyer Copy Share Image
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One must always be careful of books,' said Tessa, 'and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.'… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
. . .a sense of humor can be a great help-particularly a sense of humor about (oneself). William Howard Taft joked about… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Most artists are brought to their vocation when their own nascent gifts are awakened by the work of a master. That is… — Lewis Hyde Copy Share Image
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We-each of us-are intricately, irremovably connected to the larger universe. It is our true home, and thinking that this physical world is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To reject censorship after studying the risks involved is very well. To reject it ex cathedra, in the tones of Calvin pronouncing… — Storm Jameson Copy Share Image
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Free yourself from one passion to be dominated by another and nobler one. But is not that, too, a form of slavery?… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
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I no longer think that learning how to manage people, especially subordinates, is the most important for executives to learn. I am… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
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Sex is life: The act of creation in pleasure, the loss of oneself in another, the coming together of opposites in a… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
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