"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

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Source : Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Quotable Thoreau: An A to Z Glossary of Inspiring Quotations from Henry David Thoreau”, p.87, BookBaby

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“To enact a vision of human flourishing based on the qualities of life that Jesus modeled will invariably challenge the given structures of the social order. In this light, there is no true leadership without putting at risk one's time, wealth, reputation, and position.”

Source : James Davison Hunter (2010). “To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World”, p.260, Oxford University Press
“I thought maybe I would become a god, or a goddess, or a president or a Nobel Prize winner.”
“Nancy, you're a whiz, as I've often told you," her friend declared.”

Source : Carolyn Keene (1931). “Nancy Drew 06: The Secret of Red Gate Farm”, p.80, Penguin
“Repeated reflection and inquiry have led me to the somewhat novel opinion, that value depends entirely upon utility.”

Source : William Stanley Jevons (1970). “The Theory of Political Economy”, Penguin (Non-Classics)
“Changing your life means changing your past.”
“People are different from each other”

Source : Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (2007). “Epistemology of the Closet: Updated with a New Preface”, p.22, Univ of California Press
“Bad dogs, she believed, were like most bad children: created by those around them. But then, that was a personal opinion.”

Source : Heather Graham (2009). “Dust to Dust”, p.27, MIRA
“We do not go to mission lands to 'bring Jesus Christ' as much as to uncover him where he already is.”

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