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Nobody can teach me who I am.


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In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.

In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.



There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.



Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.

Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.



People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.



Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.

Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.



The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.



When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate

When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate



If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.

If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.



One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.



As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.





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I cannot read God's mind, however I can read God's Word.

I cannot read God's mind, however I can read God's Word.



What we need is a gigantic, messy community conversation about what is teaching and learning for the 21st century. We need to engage communities.

What we need is a gigantic, messy community conversation about what is teaching and learning for the 21st century. We need to engage communities.



[Donald Trump] even quoted a tweet from a self-identified 16-year-old as a way to justify crazy unsupported claims about the popular vote.

[Donald Trump] even quoted a tweet from a self-identified 16-year-old as a way to justify crazy unsupported claims about the popular vote.



Retribution often means that we eventually do to ourselves what we have done unto others.

Retribution often means that we eventually do to ourselves what we have done unto others.



The ultimate necessity is the summoning of the mind and will to do their duty.

The ultimate necessity is the summoning of the mind and will to do their duty.



If we couldn't laugh, we would all going to go insane.

If we couldn't laugh, we would all going to go insane.



When u have this spirit of excellence, u do the right thing always :even if no one is watching you.

When u have this spirit of excellence, u do the right thing always :even if no one is watching you.



Man is not a ship in harbour; Earth is not a ship in harbour; even Universe is not a ship in harbour! No safe harbour for anything exists!

Man is not a ship in harbour; Earth is not a ship in harbour; even Universe is not a ship in harbour! No safe harbour for anything exists!



In writing, punctuation plays the role of body language. It helps readers hear you the way you want to be heard.

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