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Meister Eckhart quote: "The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the..."

The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge.

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The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance. Henry Ward Beecher
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Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering? Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I lived at admiralty house from 2002 until 2006 on advice from special branch on security grounds as defence secretary. The alternative of providing comprehensive security at my personal property would have entailed significant extra costs to the taxpayer. Geoff Hoon
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After playing so many songs in churches for eight or nine years, I've learned what songs people react to. Then I just had fun with the arrangements. That's how this album came together. John Tesh