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No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no m

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good ones sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, ones character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. – William James

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Our faith is faith in someone elses faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case. – William James

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Faith
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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James

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great
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There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker if sad, it must not scream or curse. – William James

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Attitude
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What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself in man. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Riding a motorcycle on todays highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have to have both hands and both feet on the controls at all times. – Evel Knievel

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The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life. – Aristotle

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The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. – Fred Astaire

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With everything thats thrown at you, whether it be problems at home, problems at work – whatever – basically, if you remain positive, you can see your way out of that. – Sean Paul

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This is the Hour of Lead —
Remembered, if outlived,
As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow —
First –Chill –then Stupor –then the letting go –. – Emily Dickinson

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Death may be the King of terrors… but Jesus is the King of kings! – Dwight L. Moody

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Weve certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. Were doing a better job planning. Were closer – more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if we were to have another attack. – Michael Chertoff

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