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“Some say "The end is near," as if that is shocking news. The truth is, the end is always near. What is actually shocking is that we, ourselves, can help to choose which end.”
Source : T. A. Barron (2011). “Ultimate Magic”, p.46, Penguin
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“Mainstream rabbis essentially closed the book on dreams by the sixth century, and Church fathers established that only certain saints have the discernment to determine which dreams are from God. The dream is exiled.”
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“If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be Citizens United. I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.”
Source : "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is an American Hero". Jeffrey Rosen, September 28, 2014.
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“The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.”
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“All intelligent beings who are crowned with crowns of glory, immortality, and eternal lives must pass through every ordeal appointed for intelligent beings to pass through, to gain their glory and exaltation. Every calamity that can come upon mortal beings will be suffered ... to prepare them to enjoy the presence of the Lord. ... Every trial and experience you have passed through is necessary for your salvation.”
Source : Brigham Young (1861). “Journal of Discourses”, p.150
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“I am sympathetic to the fact that Turkey is doing everything it can to prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over into its own country.”
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“Pain is always emotional. Fear and depression keep constant company with chronic hurting.”
Source : Siri Hustvedt (2010). “The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves”, p.179, Macmillan
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“Acting is actually private.”
Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.