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A person in the habit of contradicting others becomes a two-edged sword to himself. Unwittingly he destroys his own soul and alienates it from eternal life.
St. Symeon the New Theologian

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Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
John F. Kennedy

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The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
John F. Kennedy

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There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
John F. Kennedy

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Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.
John F Kennedy

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God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny.
Garrison Keillor

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Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.
Garrison Keillor

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