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Quote by Helen Keller
It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui. – Helen Keller

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Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. – Helen Keller

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Tolerance
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Helen Keller
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Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived. – Helen Keller

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Senses
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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. – Helen Keller

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Faith
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The churches must learn humility as well as teach it. – George Bernard Shaw, St. Joan

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Religion

The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a ministers daughter. Because I always felt that the separation of church and state was what our forefathers and foremothers really fought for. – Tori Amos

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Religion

Im a believer. I dont go to church. I dont belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldnt write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief. – Nick Cave

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Religion

Diversity of thought and culture and religion and ideas has been the strength of America. – Gary Locke

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When Negroes are average, they fail, unless they are very, very lucky. Now, if youre average and white, honey, you can go far. Just look at Dan Quayle. If that boy was colored hed be washing dishes somewhere. – Annie Elizabeth Delany

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I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question. – Victoria Woodhull

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