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In a sense, knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows, for details are swallowed up in principles. The details for knowledge which are important, will be picked… — Alfred North Whitehead
Your protagonist is your readerâ€™s portal into the story. The more observant he or she can be, the more vivid will be the world youâ€™re… — Janet Fitch
The battle against the Devil, which is the principal task of Saint Michael the Archangel, is still being fought today, because the Devil is still… — Pope John Paul II
The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who, instead… — Elvin Jones
The secret to changing your life is in your intentions. Wishing, hoping and goal setting cannot accomplish change without intention. What is needed is a… — Wayne Dyer
Berkeley had a liberal element in the student body who tended to be quite active. I think that's in general a feature of intellectually active… — John Searle
Peace is not passive, it is active. Peace is not appeasement, it is strength. Peace does not 'happen,' it requires work. — Hubert H. Humphrey
In putting images together I become active, and excitement is of another order - synthesis overshadows analysis. — Minor White
Active waiting means present fully to the moment, in the conviction that something is happening where you are and that you want to be present… — Henri Nouwen
If Jesus Christ is the head of the church and hence the source and goal of its entire life, true growth is only possible in… — Os Guinness
My birth experience is not right for everyone, but it was so right for me. I am changed because of that experience, i saw my… — Ricki Lake
Even when your body does nothing, sin can be active in your mind. When your soul inwardly repulses the evil one's attack by means of… — Gregory Palamas
...although divided in His various powers and energies, in each of His works the Holy Spirit is wholly present and active, undividedly divided, partaken of… — Gregory Palamas
Dear brothers and sisters, the Church loves you! Be an active presence in the community, as living cells, as living stones. — Pope Francis
The Holy Spirit, in the variety of his gifts, unites us and enables us to contribute to the building up of the Church in holiness.… — Pope Francis
On one level, life is effervescent and active. On another level, it is absolutely still. The inner stillness nourishes the outer activity. — Jaggi Vasudev
The simple record of these three short years of active life has done more to regenerate and soften mankind than all the discourses of philosophers… — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Blissfulness does not compel you to behave in any particular way. Out of bliss, I can laugh or cry; I can sit quietly or be… — Jaggi Vasudev
God is the ever active providence, by whose power systems after systems are being evolved out of chaos, made to run for a time and… — Swami Vivekananda
Get informed. Get outraged. Get inspired. Get active. — Anita Roddick

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