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William Ellery Channing quote: "God is another name for human intelligence raised above all..."

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth.

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Where did you get the idea you aren't allowed to petition the universe with prayer? You are part of this universe, Liz. You're a constituent--you have every entitlement to participate in the actions of the universe, and to let your feelings be known. So, put your opinion out there. Make your case. Believe me--it will at least be taken into consideration. Elizabeth Gilbert
Marcus Tullius Cicero quote: "The good of the people is the greatest law."
The good of the people is the greatest law. Marcus Tullius Cicero
I bear my burden proudly for all to see, to conquer prejudice and ignorance and hate with knowledge and sincerity and love. Whenever you are threatened by a hostile presence, you emit a thick cloud of love like an octopus squirts out ink... William S. Burroughs
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It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Never before in modern times has so much of the world been simultaneously hit by a confluence of economic and financial turmoil such as we are now living through. Timothy Geithner
Enya quote: "I am privileged to do a job I love to do. I would never change..."
I am privileged to do a job I love to do. I would never change any moment from my life. Enya
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The Sikh gave him the money. When Menon asked for his address so that he could repay the man, the Sikh said that Menon owed the debt to any stranger who came to him in need, as long as he lived. The help came from a stranger and was to be repaid to a stranger. Robert Fulghum
Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories. Elie Wiesel
Linda Hertney: It's like a final goodbye from Todd. (Linda = nut. Once claimed crow on ledge was reincarnation of her dead husband. Said she could telly by way crow's head was cocked disapprovingly at large lunch she was eating.) George Saunders
I'm glad I've been wrong enough to keep in practice. . . You can't avoid it, you've got to learn to handle it. If you only come face to face with your own mistakes once or twice in your life it's bound to be extra painful. I face mine every day--that way they ain't usually much worse than a dry shave. Larry McMurtry
Sophocles quote: "Success is dependent on effort."
Success is dependent on effort. Sophocles
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Coming from a big family, I learned a lot. Things don't have to be perfect. You can do okay with 'almost.' Hollis Stacy
Would you like to hear a nice definition of jealousy? It's the feeling that you get when someone you absolutely detest is having a wonderful time without you. William Peter Blatty