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Everything that happens in my day is a transaction between the external world and my internal world. Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything… — Twyla Tharp
Throughout history there have been many men and women who have chosen to imitate Jesus as he withdraws into the desert... To pass time in… — Raniero Cantalamessa
The future of Africa lies not with external actors but within Africa itself. The future of Africa lies here in Africa. — Paul Boateng
[M]orality is not a ritualistic obedience to a code of behavior imposed by an external authority. It is rather a healthy habit pattern that you… — Henepola Gunaratana
There will be calmness, tranquility, when one is free from external objects and is not perturbed. — Bruce Lee
Investing a lot of time and money in external beauty and caring little about internal beauty. — Paulo Coelho
It becomes all therefore who are friends of a Government based on free principles to reflect, that by denying the possibility of a system partly… — James Madison
A republic of this kind, able to withstand an external force, may support itself without any internal corruptions. The form of this society prevents all… — Alexander Hamilton
If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period is not far off when we may defy material injury from external annoyance; when… — George Washington
The principal purposes to be answered by union are these the common defense of the members; the preservation of the public peace as well against… — Alexander Hamilton
In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of… — Nelson Mandela
The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. It is more powerful than external circumstances. — Seneca the Younger
The future seems a little gloomy! Go to bed early, sleep well, eat moderately at breakfast; the future looks brighter. The world's outlook may not… — Arthur Lynch
A perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Life itself is a state of continuous struggle between ourselves and everything outside. Every moment we are… — Swami Vivekananda
Every issue of life is determined not by external conditions and things, but by one's consciousness. — Harold Klemp
A state that denies its citizens their basic rights becomes a danger to its neighbors as well: internal arbitrary rule will be reflected in arbitrary… — Vaclav Havel
Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world. — Albert Einstein
Everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity. — Albert Einstein
External freedom has probably never existed, but neither have I ever known anyone who knew inner freedom. — Marlen Haushofer
There was a time when intellectual meant someone who uses reason and intellect. Today, people who call themselves intellectuals are in a form of mental… — Bill Whittle

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