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First we had the land and they had the Bibles, now we have the Bibles and they have the land


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May the stars carry your sadness away, may the flowers fill your heart with beauty, may hope forever wipe away your tears. And, above all, may silence make you strong.

May the stars carry your sadness away, may the flowers fill your heart with beauty, may hope forever wipe away your tears. And, above all, may silence make you strong.



There is a longing among all people and creatures to have a sense of purpose and worth. To satisfy that common longing in all of us we must respect each other.

There is a longing among all people and creatures to have a sense of purpose and worth. To satisfy that common longing in all of us we must respect each other.



The heart never knows the colour of the skin

The heart never knows the colour of the skin



Of all the teachings we receive, this one is most important: Nothing belongs to you of what there is, of what you take, you must share.

Of all the teachings we receive, this one is most important: Nothing belongs to you of what there is, of what you take, you must share.



Can we talk of integration until there is integration of hearts and minds? Unless you have this, you only have a physical presence, and the walls between us are as high as the mountain range.

Can we talk of integration until there is integration of hearts and minds? Unless you have this, you only have a physical presence, and the walls between us are as high as the mountain range.



My friends, how desperately we need to be loved and to love. With it we are creative. With it we march tirelessly. With it, and with it alone, we are able to sacrifice for others.

My friends, how desperately we need to be loved and to love. With it we are creative. With it we march tirelessly. With it, and with it alone, we are able to sacrifice for others.



If the legends fall silent, who will teach the children of our ways?

If the legends fall silent, who will teach the children of our ways?



We are as much alive as we keep the Earth alive.

We are as much alive as we keep the Earth alive.



If the very old will remember, the very young will listen.

If the very old will remember, the very young will listen.



Where no one intrudes, many can live in harmony.

Where no one intrudes, many can live in harmony.





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A lot of stuff I do, 10 years later it becomes popular.

A lot of stuff I do, 10 years later it becomes popular.



While time lasts there will always be a future, and that future will hold both good and evil, since the world is made to that mingled pattern.

While time lasts there will always be a future, and that future will hold both good and evil, since the world is made to that mingled pattern.



Quacks are a part of our culture, and we all fall prey to them. Who among us can say, for sure, that even our own personal physicians are honest and competent?

Quacks are a part of our culture, and we all fall prey to them. Who among us can say, for sure, that even our own personal physicians are honest and competent?



O America, how you've taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes.

O America, how you've taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes.



Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say a word. It is a reminder to me of what is at stake.

Golf is fundamentally about being honest. I see people hit eight shots and tell me they shot five. I never say a word. It is a reminder to me of what is at stake.



One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.

One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.



Art is a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it is intended to change the recipient for the better, often causing a connection to happen.

Art is a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it is intended to change the recipient for the better, often causing a connection to happen.




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