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All action is vicarious faith.


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We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.

We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.



Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.



Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.

Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.



Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.

Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.



In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.



When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.



The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.

The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.



Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.

Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society.



When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.

When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.



Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.

Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.





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When somebody shows up and they believe in you, it makes all the difference.



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One's state of mind is three-quarters of what counts, so it has to be carefully nurtured if you want to do something great and lasting.

One's state of mind is three-quarters of what counts, so it has to be carefully nurtured if you want to do something great and lasting.



The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.




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