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“In psychiatry there is a certain condition known as delusion of reprieve. The condemned man, immediately before his execution, gets the illusion that he might be reprieved at the very last minute. No one could yet grasp the fact that everything would be taken away. all we possessed, literally, was our naked existence.”
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“Power tends to confuse itself with virtue, and a great nation is peculiarly susceptible to the idea that its power is a sign of God's favor.”
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“Don't tell people you care about them when all you really care about is getting your own way.”
Source : Carol Plum-Ucci (2002). “What Happened to Lani Garver”, p.233, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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“Musalia [Mudavadi] was created by [Daniel Toroitich arap] Moi and given his seat after his father's death since Musalia's was one of Moi's key men and a beneficiary of the grand corruption of the day. I am aware of this but I recognize that I cannot get perfect partners, and truly my friends; there is an election to be won.”
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“Let nothing be said about anyone unless it passes through the three sieves: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?”
Source : Amy Carmichael (1997). “God's Missionary”, p.12, CLC Publications
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“I will die, but not retire.”
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“I just had one of those 'what the hell are we doing' moments.”
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“I love jokes, but God, jokes can go so wrong. I have stayed up many nights thinking, "F**k. I can't believe I made that silly little joke. That was a disaster."”
