"Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine."
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"Veel van wat aanvankelijk alleen in de verbeelding bestaat, wordt werkelijkheid."
"And what would humans be without love?"RARE, said Death."
"We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance."
"A truly Christian love, either to God or men, is a humble broken-hearted love. The desires of the saints, however earnest, are humble desires. Their hope is a humble hope; and their joy, even when it is unspeakable and full of glory, is a humble broken-hearted joy, and leaves the Christian more poor in spirit, and more like a little child, and more disposed to a universal lowliness of behaviour."
"It's natural to think that living things must be the handiwork of a designer. But it was also natural to think that the sun went around the earth. Overcoming naive impressions to figure out how things really work is one of humanity's highest callings.[Can You Believe in God and Evolution? Time Magazine, August 7, 2005]"
"In tough and desperate times when your creativity begs to be birthed, loose the confines of the ground; stand up in your faith and walk atop the waves…"
"The question, love, is whether you want me enough to take the risk."
"A escolha entre livros e pessoas sempre lhe fora fácil. Mil vezes enterrada em palavras do que em sentimentos."
"It takes a great man to be a good listener."
"The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity."
"Lady Clowns [10w] Lady clowns drip menstrual blood in seven luscious rainbow colors."
"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it"
"To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy."
"It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death."
"If we want a better world, we must never cease to think about what kind of world we want... and we must not be afraid to do whatever it takes to make the world the way it should be. It is not enough just to talk. We must act!"
"There is a tragic clash between Truth and the world. Pure undistorted truth burns up the world."
"Opportunity Knocks: China When opportunity knocksthe Chinese make knock-offs."
"Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident."
"I thirst for love like a camel thirsts for water. I’m going through a desert right now, but I’m searching for the oasis of my life."
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