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HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED
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To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrestled from existence lay beyond the comfortable path:…
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Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was…
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Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call,…
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Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge impact, just…
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It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found.…
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The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances.
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Those who would assail the Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than the veracity…
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Straddling the top of the world, one foot in China and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from my oxygen…
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team.
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There is something special about a quiet untouched forest that just pulls you into the moment. Something that no parks will ever…
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Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.
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Well, the common enemy in North America is the Western consumer. The consumer has driven oil up to $50 a barrel so…
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Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.
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Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life,…
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This is the Day in which God's most excellent favors have been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most…
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One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of…
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It is incumbent upon us to understand our greatness and believe in it so that we do not cheapen and profane ourselves.
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It is agreed, in this country, that if a man can arrange his religion so that it perfectly satisfies his conscience, it…
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Ambition, and Covetousnesse are Passions that are perpetually incumbent, and pressing.
— Thomas Hobbes
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France must not be the only country to have a high level of welfare protection and few obligations incumbent on those who…
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For all their talk about the virtues of democracy, many incumbent politicians really don't like it when voters have a voice-not if…
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