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“Speech is as a pump, by which we raise and pour out the water from the great lake of Thought,--whither it flows back again.”
Source : John Sterling (1848). “Essays and Tales: Fragments from the travels of Theodore Elbert. Thoughts. Tales and apologues”, p.155
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“If war can indeed be turned into a relic, then the virtue of greed will recede further. From a given society's standpoint, one big upside of wanton material acquisition has traditionally been the way it drives technological progress-which, after all, helps keep societies strong. In the nineteenth century, Russia ans Germany had little choice about modernizing; in those days stasis invited conquest. But if societies no longer face conquest, breakneck technological advance is an offer they can refuse, and frugality a luxury people can afford.”
Source : Robert Wright (2001). “Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny”, p.314, Vintage
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“To be in Christ -that is redemption; but for Christ to be in you-that is sanctification.”
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“Civilization itself . . . can easily be swept aside when mob passions are aroused.”
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“The only way to win a power struggle is to give it up.”
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“Don't explain, enjoy.”
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“Dear Father, take this days life into Thine own keeping. Control all my thoughts and feelings. Direct all my energies. Instruct my mind. Sustain my will. Take my hands and make them skilful to serve Thee. Take my feet and make them swift to do Thy bidding. Take my eyes and keep them fixed upon Thine everlasting beauty. Take my mouth and make it eloquent in testimony to Thy love. Make this day a day of obedience, a day of spiritual joy and peace. Make this days work a little part of the work of the Kingdom of my Lord Christ, in whose name these my prayers are said. Amen.”
Source : John Baillie (1952). “A diary of private prayer”, Scribner
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“Walking is a way of being somewhere, rather than striving to arrive.”
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“I am 100% there when I'm doing what I'm doing when I'm onstage and recording. I don't ever want to look back at any moment and say to myself that I felt uncomfortable with who I am.”
Source : "Nneka: Neo-Soulful Voice of Nigeria". Interview with Ebony, www.ebony.com. June 24, 2015. 
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“Wrestling is one of those things that make me emotional.”
Source : Source: ftw.usatoday.com
