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QUOTES | GAUTAMA BUDDHA

Posted on 2015/04/25 by J. E. Clark

Gautama Buddha (1), also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or the Buddha was a sage believed to have lived and taught in India between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE (2). All living beings in the universe want to be … Continue reading →

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QUOTES | JOHN ORTBERG

Posted on 2015/04/21 by J. E. Clark

If you want to walk on water, you’ve got to get out of the boat. (Book title)

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QUOTES | LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN

Posted on 2015/04/19 by J. E. Clark

The crime is not to play without mistakes; the crime is to play without passion.

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QUOTES | JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY

Posted on 2015/04/19 by J. E. Clark

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

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QUOTES | VICTOR HUGO

Posted on 2015/04/19 by J. E. Clark

Popularity is the crumb of greatness.

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QUOTES | MARK TWAIN

Posted on 2011/03/16 by J. E. Clark

Coming from Hannibal, Missouri, I grew up with Mark Twain everywhere. It is simply impossible to grow up there without being inundated with everything Twain. So I rebelled. Aside from reading Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn endless times, I refused … Continue reading →

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QUOTES | WHIMSICAL

Posted on 2011/03/11 by J. E. Clark

ANONYMOUS Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

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QUOTES | DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD

Posted on 2011/02/17 by J. E. Clark

Born in Jönköping Sweden in 1905, Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a life-long civil servant when he was elected to be the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, taking over the reins from Trygve Lie of Norway. He served … Continue reading →

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QUOTES | MOSHE DAYAN

Posted on 2011/02/17 by J. E. Clark

MOSHE DAYAN It is not in our hands to prevent the murder of workers, . . . and families, . . . but it is in our hands to fix a high price for our blood, so high that the … Continue reading →

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QUOTES | JOHN WOODEN

Posted on 2011/02/17 by J. E. Clark

Never mistake activity for achievement. Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what … Continue reading →

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QUOTES | RELIGIOUS

Posted on 2011/02/17 by J. E. Clark

OSWALD CHAMBERS Beware of paying attention or going back to what you once were, when G-d wants you to be something that you have never been. MRS. CHARLES E. COWMAN, from Streams in the Desert When a Roman soldier was … Continue reading →

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