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Marian Wright Edelman quote: "Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your..."

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.

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When I was in the Army, the unit I served in, you could never stop. It was a volunteer unit, and there was a fairly high rate of attrition. The people who stayed through are the people who were either great at it or the people who just didn't know how to stop. And I fell into that second category. Michael Arad
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Margaret Atwood quote: "Some people write letters, in the library."
Some people write letters, in the library. Margaret Atwood
So the reason that the Bay of Pigs failed was that the original promise made by Eisenhower was not kept by the subsequent Administration. It allowed hostile air to wipe out the approaching invasion force. E. Howard Hunt
Plato quote: "They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth...."
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Mike Wallace quote: "I feel fulfilled when we've revealed a person."
I feel fulfilled when we've revealed a person. Mike Wallace
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Bobby McFerrin quote: "My biggest musical influences are probably my parents."
My biggest musical influences are probably my parents. Bobby McFerrin
There is no need to search; achievement leads to nowhere. It makes no difference at all, so just be happy now! Love is the only reality of the world, because it is all One, you see. And the only laws are paradox, humor and change. There is no problem, never was, and never will be. Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world. No need to resist life, just do your best. Open your eyes and see that you are far more than you imagine. You are the... Dan Millman
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