Application Quote by Laurence Overmire

“Prose pretends to be straightforward in its application to the truth, but truth itself is a dissembler. Poetry, much more honest, knows the deception can't be overcome.”

Laurence Overmire

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“As long as we insist on hanging on to our hate, the world will not know peace.”

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“All of our ancestors live within each one of us whether we are aware of it or not.”

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Real life is never quite as interesting as the story told afterward.

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“We have listened to the voices of hate, the voices of selfish unreason for far too long. Only the voices of peace will lead…

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“Cupid's bloody bow is strung with a million hearts, wisdom bought at a terrible price, and love laid to rest on the river of…

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“It takes no genius to destroy. The creators, the givers, the lovers, the healers - these are the heroes who know - the building…

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“Extremism is marked by a closed mind and a meanness of spirit - unwilling to listen, unwilling to reason, unwilling to compromise, unwilling to…

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When you look at a person who's different and see Yourself, then you begin to understand who and what God really is.

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The future is won or lost in the war of ideas.

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From generation to generation, lights are extinguished and darkness threatens until some one stoops to bear the torch.

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Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed.

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“All of our ancestors give us the precious gift of life. Do we use it wisely? Do we use it well? Do we make…

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