I've always thought of myself as a woman who works hard, believes in herself, and wants to accomplish as much as possible.

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For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed? ― bell hooks

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No one can believe how powerful prayer is and what it can effect, except those who have learned it by experience. Whenever I have prayed earnestly, I have been heard and have obtained more than I prayed for. God sometimes delays, but He always comes.

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So I hope husbands and wives will continue to debate and combat Over everything debatable and combatable Because I believe a little incompatibility is the spice of life Particularly if he has income and she is pattable.

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What you believe, you can achieve.

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We always attract into our lives whatever we think about most, believe most strongly, expect on the deepest level, and imagine most vividly.

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Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

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I don't believe consciousness is generated in the brain any more than television programs are made inside my TV. The box is too small.

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It's funny how most people love the dead, once you're dead, you're made for life. -Jimi Hendrix

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I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle.

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