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Forget about shortcuts. Instead, enjoy the wonders of your path. — Paulo Coelho
Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of… — Jane Fonda
When we have a brilliant idea, instead of making others think it is ours, why not let them cook and stir the idea themselves. — Dale Carnegie
Forgiveness is a selective remembering. It is a conscious choice to focus on someone's innocence instead of his or her mistakes...This serves *you*...Your body was… — Marianne Williamson
A compassionate attitude helps you communicate more easily with your fellow human beings. As a result, you make more genuine friends and the atmosphere around… — Dalai Lama
The U.S. should stop garrisoning the globe, subsidizing rich friends, and reconstructing poor enemies. Instead, it's about time Washington focused on defending America and its… — Doug Bandow
A man in Florida has been arrested for wearing a President Obama mask while robbing a McDonald's. To show you how good this guy's disguise… — Jay Leno
Remembering the facts of death and Heaven gives us an even more pressing reason to learn to pray: We do not have an infinite amount… — Peter Kreeft
If for every well-intended prayer uttered in hopes of making the world a better place, there was instead a good deed accomplished, the world might… — David G. McAfee
It is my sincere opinion that our precious time on earth should not be spent attempting to justify unbelievable acts of cruelty, death, and disease… — David G. McAfee
To be intuitive, we must cultivate our sense of humor and look for reasons to laugh everywhere. We become so self-absorbed and serious when it… — Sonia Choquette
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. — Harper Lee
I'm interested in making a path instead of following a trail, and that's what I want to do in life - in everything I do. — Michael Jackson
In every moment we make a decision -- whether conscious or unconscious. Will I choose to open my heart, send love, withhold judgment and thus… — Marianne Williamson
Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my doing… — Josef Albers
Instead of preaching the good news that sinners can be made righteous in Christ and escape the wrath to come, the gospel has degenerated into… — Ray Comfort
Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin. — Timothy Keller
The space for what you want is already filled with what you settled for instead. — Richard Bach
If you think your organization needs a bigger marketing budget, maybe you just need to be less average instead. — Seth Godin
It saddens me that in many churches today, you hardly hear the name of Jesus being mentioned. Instead, you hear psychology being taught. You hear… — Joseph Prince
When you come into the theatre, you have to be willing to say, 'We're all here to undergo a communion, to find out what the… — David Mamet
Instead of asking ourselves, 'How can I find security and happiness?' we could ask ourselves, 'Can I touch the center of my pain? Can I… — Pema Chodron
Do not follow after the past; do not go forward to meet the future. Instead, just rest the mind naturally in the present awareness. — Gampopa
Stop asking if the glass is half full or half empty. Instead ask "What's in it? How did it get there? What can I do… — Unknown Author
My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there,… — Laozi

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