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The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance. — Brian Tracy
It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime. — John C. Maxwell
A man's true delight is to do the things he was made for. — Marcus Aurelius
God, what a world, if men in street and mart felt that same kinship of the human heart which makes them, in the face of… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change,… — Dalai Lama
Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on others. They think… — Dalai Lama
Gratitude for the gift of life is the primary wellspring of all religions, the hallmark of the mystic, the source of all true art....It is… — Joanna Macy
We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true… — Dalai Lama
True patriots believe that freedom from responsibility is selfishness, freedom from sacrifice is cowardice, freedom from tolerance is prejudice, freedom from stewardship is exploitation, and… — Eric Liu
We can choose between the future and the past, between reason and ignorance, between true compassion and mere ideology. — Ron Reagan
If we live in our oneness-heart, we will feel the essence of all religions which is the love of God. Forgiveness, compassion, tolerance, brotherhood and… — Sri Chinmoy
Let us subdue the ravages of the baser-self, and aspire to the higher calling of exalting joy through compassion, for that is the one true… — Bryant H. McGill
America you are beautiful . . . and blessed . . . . The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every… — Pope John Paul II
The freedom to kill is not a true freedom, but a tyranny that reduces human beings to slavery. — Pope Benedict XVI
Love makes us instinctively reach out to God and other people. Lust, on the other hand, is anything but godly and celebrates self-indulgence. Love comes… — Jeffrey R. Holland
In the hearts of people today there is a deep longing for peace. When the true spirit of peace is thoroughly dominant, it becomes an… — Albert Schweitzer
I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and… — Joyce Maynard
It is true that I am a writer, and I was married to a composer, and I have lived in a small village in New… — Jamaica Kincaid
It is true that the movie is perhaps my most politically-charged. The story is thrust into motion by the idea of what do you do… — Todd Solondz
The interesting thing about 'True Blood' is that its appeal is not contained to teenage girls. I get stopped in the street and questioned by… — Stephen Moyer
The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management. — Thomas Jefferson
Give up all forms of parrotry. Start practicing whatever you truly feel to be true and justly to be just. Do not make a show… — Meher Baba
It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver. — Jack Handey
It's quite true I'm not drinking anymore; however, I'm not drinking any less either. — W.C. Fields
Do not stand still disputing about your election, but set to repenting and believing. Cry to God for converting grace. Revealed things belong to you;… — Joseph Alleine

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