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There are no watertight compartments in our inmost nature.


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Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia.



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Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.



The quality of life is more important than life itself.

The quality of life is more important than life itself.



Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.



Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the passion for a great adventure.

Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the passion for a great adventure.



Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate....It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives.

Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate....It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives.



Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.



It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action... Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it.

It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action... Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it.



All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.

All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.



The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.





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I always try to look at the episode overall, and try to figure out where I can add something that's a little ironic or self-aware or light because I think that's what makes the show special.

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With yourself, I think you have to decide the kind of person that you really want to be, and for me, it's just a sweet girl.

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Maybe that's what you got when you stood over your grief, facing it finally. A sense of its depths, its area, the distance across, and the way over or around it, whichever you chose in the end.

Maybe that's what you got when you stood over your grief, facing it finally. A sense of its depths, its area, the distance across, and the way over or around it, whichever you chose in the end.



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Being hunted, paparazzi-style , doesn't appeal to me.



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Even if people just change two or three things that they are able to sustain over time, it makes quite a difference eventually.




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