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“what if it was enough to just stand here in the arms of someone who ared about her, to let his simple affection steady her for a little while? it felt so good just to be held.”
Source : Lauren Kate (2012). “Lauren Kate: Fallen & Torment”, p.83, Random House
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“China not only fights for her own independence, but also for the liberation of every oppressed nation. For us, the Atlantic Charter and President Roosevelts proclamation of the Four Freedoms for all peoples are corner-stones of our fighting faith.”
Source : "The voice of China; speeches of Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek between December 7, 1941, and October 10, 1943, including some recent messages to British leaders and the British people". Book by Hutchinson & co. ltd, 1944.
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“Thou art god, I am god. All that groks is god.”
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“Freedom is a hard-bought thing and millions are in chains, but they strain toward the new day drawing near.”
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“The sad discovery of the adult world was the permanent truth: you don't always do what you want to do; you do what you must.”
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“Confidence is key. You're not going to leave your money with me unless you're confident I'm going to give it back to you. And at this point, when treasury bills, seven day treasury bills at 1/20th of one percent, it's not because people want to earn 1/20th of one percent, it's because they trust the fact the treasury will give it back to them next week.”
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“Mastering the art of resilience does much more than restore you to who you once thought you were. Rather, you emerge from the experience transformed into a truer expression of who you were really meant to be.”
Source : Carol Orsborn (2010). “The Art of Resilience: One Hundred Paths to Wisdom and Strength in an Uncertain World”, p.20, Harmony
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“The way to be a man if you're a little boy is to be willing to throw your weight around.”
