" . . .why begrudge ordinary folk their retreat into the warm bosom of average everydayness (Heidegger’s durchschnittliche Alltaeglichkeit ) with its vapid socializing? I do not begrudge them, nor do I try to change them. But there is something base and contemptible about a life without questioning and seeking, a life sunk in divertissement. - BV
I cannot imagine a truly beautiful world without courtesy being integral to its culture."- Hrishikesh Agnihotri
“Solutions are not found by pointing fingers; they are reached by extending hands.”-- Aysha Taryam
“I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.”-- Shannon Hale
“Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.”-- Anne Sweeney
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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."-- Marcel Proust
“Halloween is the only time people can become what they want to be without getting fired.”-- Sylvester Stallone
Now this Halloween quote, inspires me to become my TRUE self 
“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but 'That’s funny…”-- Isaac Asimov
“You find out who you are by figuring out who and what you’re not.”-- Kelly Cutrone
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“…Nothing can be lost that is not first owned. Just as a parent is compelled by civil law to be responsible for his family and his property, so the Creator --by His own divine law–in compelled to take care of the children He has created. And that means not only caring for the good children, but for the bad ones and lost ones as well. So the word lost came to be for Mrs. Smith (Hannah W. Smith), a term of greatest comfort. If a person is a “lost sinner” it only means that he is temporarily separated from the Good Shepherd who owns him. The Shepherd is bound by all duties of ownership to go after all those who are lost until they are found.” -Catherine Marshall-
“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.”-- William James
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“The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.” -Phillips Brooks
“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”-- Kalu Ndukwe Kalu
“God’s will is that none should perish. Judgement isn’t His desire…but His necessity. The good must bring evil to an end, or else it would cease to be good. And yet His mercy is still greater than His judgement. His heart always wills for redemption. And therein lies the hope.” -Jonathan Cahn
Remember, remember the 5th of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot. - Anon
“Don’t be afraid to be who you are. Someone out there needs to meet someone like you.”-- Author Unknown
What a refreshing quote. I can identify with it!
“No, there is no escape. There is no heaven with a little of hell in it–no plan to retain this or that of the devil in our hearts or our pockets. Out Satan must go, every hair and feather!” -George MacDonald
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”-- Jane Goodall
“When babies take their first steps and then fall on their bottoms, we praise the first step. We don’t criticize their fall… I think we adults could learn a lesson here… we spend more time criticizing our falls and not enough time applauding our small steps!”-- Author Unknown
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“God forbid that I should limit the time of acquiring faith to the present life. In the depth of the Divine mercy there may be opportunity to win it in the future.”
(Translated from a German - Martin Luther’s letter to Hanseu Von Rechenberg, 1522)
“Remember!–It is Christianity to do good always–even to those who do evil to us. It is Christianity to love our neighbours as ourself, and to do to all men as we would have them do to us. It is Christianity to be gentle, merciful and forgiving, and to keep those qualities quiet in our own hearts, and never make a boast of them or of our prayers or of our love of God, but always to show that we love Him by humbly trying to do right in everything. If we do this, and remember the life and lessons of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and try to act up to them, we may confidently hope that God will forgive us our sins and mistakes, and enable us to live and die in peace.” - Charles Dickens
"I want to age like sea glass. Smoothed by tides, not broken. I want to ride the waves, go with the flow and feel the impact of the surging tides. When I am caught between the rocks and a hard place, I will rest. And when I am ready, I will catch a wave and let it carry me where I belong. I want to be picked up and held gently by those who delight in my well-earned patina and appreciate the changes I went through to achieve this luster. I want to enjoy the journey and let my preciousness be, not in spite of the impacts, but because of them. I want to age like sea glass.- Bernadette Noll
“Don’t carry your mistakes around with you, place them on the floor and use them as stepping stones to where you want to go.”-- Karon Waddell
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“You see, the one who wills for judgment is man, not God. The heart of God wills for salvation. Greater than His judgments are His compassions.” - Jonathan Cahn
“When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives.”-- Kristin Neff
“Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely. … He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken.” - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are.” - Shannon Alder
"We should not be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground.” - Brennan Manning-
The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up. and Burnt Out.