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“For myself the delay may be compared with a reprieve; for in confidence I assure you, with the world it would obtain little credit that my movements to the chair of Government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution: so unwilling am I, in the evening of a life nearly consumed in public cares, to quit a peaceful abode for an Ocean of difficulties, without that competency of political skill, abilities and inclination which is necessary to manage the helm.”
George Washington

“It was all so strange, so unlike what he had been looking forward to.”
Leo Tolstoy

“Words can be medicines; they can also be poisons. Words can heal; they can also kill... It all depends on how, when and where they are use and against whom! Let us not abuse our words. It's a misuse of the tongue!”
Israelmore Ayivor

“It's like scarlet fever: one has to get it over." "Then one should invent a way of inoculating love, like vaccination.”
Leo Tolstoy

“Leaders say "no" to corruption. Anyone playing a role in governance, and is not ready to do this is not a leader.”
Israelmore Ayivor

“People say there are two great days in a person’s life: the day you were born and the day you discover why
John C. Maxwell

“If you are joyful, do not worry about lukewarmness. Joy will shine in your eyes and in your look, in your conversation and in your countenance. You will not be able to hide it because joy overflows.”
Mother Teresa

“It is the Holy Spirit's job to convict, God's job to judge and my job to love.”
Billy Graham

“The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.”
Billy Graham

“(Whatever human mind can conceive, it can achieve!)”
Napoleon Hill

“There is a special way that you can accelerate your progress toward becoming the highly productive, effective, efficient person that you want to be.”
Brian Tracy

“It was usually an effective tactic, another one of those tricks I had learned: (White) People were satisfied so long as you were courteous and smiled and made no sudden moves. They were more than satisfied, they were relieved — such a pleasant surprise to find a well-mannered young black man who didn’t seem angry all the time.”
Barack Obama

“For a moment, the sensation of coolness and the moisture were blessed relief. Then, as his planet killed him, it occurred to Kynes that his father and all the other scientists were wrong, that the most persistent principles of the universe were accident and error.”
Frank Herbert

“Why is it that the cross has become the symbol of Christianity? It is because at the cross Jesus purchased our redemption and provided a righteousness which we could not ourselves earn.”
Billy Graham

“Los errores son siempre perdonables, si se tiene la valentía de admitirlos.”
Bruce Lee

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