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To be spiritual is to be amazed.


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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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There is no feature as attractive as a well exercised intellect.

There is no feature as attractive as a well exercised intellect.



If it is true that we cannot possess knowledge of what is good in any absolute sense, it is equally true that we have an ethical duty to decide between what is better and what is worse.

If it is true that we cannot possess knowledge of what is good in any absolute sense, it is equally true that we have an ethical duty to decide between what is better and what is worse.



We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.



The best perfection of a religious man is to do common things in a perfect manner. A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue.

The best perfection of a religious man is to do common things in a perfect manner. A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue.



Higher states of awareness is a by product of mental development and conscious evolution.

Higher states of awareness is a by product of mental development and conscious evolution.



I've never met another man I'd rather be.

I've never met another man I'd rather be.



Keep those who truly love you close at all times.

Keep those who truly love you close at all times.



When I touch a human hand, I touch heaven.

When I touch a human hand, I touch heaven.



It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.

It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.



I have no limitations. Unlimited power is mine within that which is universal.

I have no limitations. Unlimited power is mine within that which is universal.




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