"Prayer is the best answer to all of the trials that face us, because without prayer, even if we succeed in accomplishing some great goal in the eyes of men, we have failed in our sacred responsibilities, and thus we have failed in what is truly important."

-- Thomas Yellowtail

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“If the way which I have pointed out as leading to this result (i.e., power over the emotions by which the wise man surpasses the ignorant man) seems exceedingly hard, it may nevertheless be discovered. Needs must it be hard, since it is so seldom found. How would it be possible, if salvation were ready to our hand, and could without great labour be found, that it should be by almost all men neglected? But all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.”
“This search for perfection - which is a search for divinity - is nothing more than the failure to accept our existence the way it is.”

Source : Bernadette Roberts (1985). “The Path to No-Self: Life at the Center”, p.45, SUNY Press
“The time for compromise has now passed, and the South is determined to maintain her position, and make all who oppose her smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel.”
“How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to be honest with other people.”
“I can't think of anything to write about except families. They are a metaphor for every other part of society.”
“Although it is true that petros and petra can mean 'stone' and 'rock' respectively in earlier Greek, the distinction is largely confined to poetry.”
“The idea of, 'The journey is the destination' is put into action by browsing in an indie record store. Besides, a human being is a much better guide than a 'More Like This' link on the internet.”
“Kids look up to me, and it's really incredible to be in that position.”

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