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It is not for us to forecast the future, but to shape it.


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Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.



If you want to build a ship, don't summon people to buy wood, prepare tools, distribute jobs, and organize the work; teach people the yearning for the wide, boundless ocean.

If you want to build a ship, don't summon people to buy wood, prepare tools, distribute jobs, and organize the work; teach people the yearning for the wide, boundless ocean.



What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.

What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.



Every person that comes into our life comes for a reason; some come to learn and others come to teach.

Every person that comes into our life comes for a reason; some come to learn and others come to teach.



Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream.

Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream.



And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.



As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.



The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.

The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.



True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.



I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams.

I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams.





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One of my favorite things in watching an actor is feeling, The story is safe in your hands. I can lean back and trust you with this.



The name of the game is continuing to learn. Even if you're very well trained and have some natural aptitude, you still need to keep learning.

The name of the game is continuing to learn. Even if you're very well trained and have some natural aptitude, you still need to keep learning.



In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.

In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.



Horseracing and ranch horses are two different animals. You're getting race horses out and running and running them. It can be really problematic. A thoroughbred's very delicate.

Horseracing and ranch horses are two different animals. You're getting race horses out and running and running them. It can be really problematic. A thoroughbred's very delicate.



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I will say this, I will rely on [Mike ] Pompeo and [James] Mattis and my group.



Silence, which will save from shame, will also deprive me of fame.

Silence, which will save from shame, will also deprive me of fame.



One cannot reach Truth by untruthfulness. Truthful conduct alone can reach truth.

One cannot reach Truth by untruthfulness. Truthful conduct alone can reach truth.



Music is in every country and every culture around the world. It's universal.

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Those jobs flee other states because of factors like excessive taxation, punitive regulation and frivolous lawsuits.

Those jobs flee other states because of factors like excessive taxation, punitive regulation and frivolous lawsuits.




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