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“Study the assumptions behind your actions. Then study the assumptions behind your assumptions.”
Source : Idries Shah (1978). “Learning how to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way”, p.91, Octagon Press Ltd
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“The future begins today.”
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“Particularly with middle-class people, self-absorption is a struggle.”
Source : "Ben Lewin on The Sessions: 'You can reach women without brute force'". Interview with Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. January 3, 2013. 
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“Never excuse yourself.”
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“When we undertake a task, we should not falter from first to last until the task is accomplished; if we fail, we should not begrudge our lives as a sacrifice-this is what we mean by loyalty. The ancient teaching of loyalty meant sometimes death.”
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“This speaker reminds me of my childhood in Budapest. There were gypsy magicians who came to town to entertain us children. But as I recollect, there was one important difference: the gypsy only seemed to violate the laws of nature, he never really violated them!”
Source : Theodore Von Kármán (1965). “Theodore Von Kármán, 1881-1963: In Memoriam”
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“Always be courageous and strong, & don't fear. You've got to be confident when you're competing. You've got to be a beast.”
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“Religion is spelled 'D-O', because it consists of the things people do try to somehow gain God's forgiveness and favor. But the problem is that you never know when you've done enough. But thankfully, Christianity is spelled differently. It's spelled 'D-O-N-E', which means that what we could never for ourselves, Christ has already done for us. To become a real Christian is to humbly receive God's gift of forgiveness and to commit to following His leadership.”
