For all its peculiarities and unevenness, the Bible has a simple story. God made man. Man rejected God. God won't give up until he wins him back. God will whisper. He will shout. He will touch and tug. He will take away our burdens; he'll even take away our blessings. If there are a thousand steps between us and him, he will take all but one. But he will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours. Please understand. His goal is not to make you happy. His goal is to make you His. His goal is not to get you what you want; it is to get you what you need.

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Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter. - Ida B. Wells

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Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works.

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A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others. — Dalai Lama

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When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless. – Byron Katie

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Pure and simple, any person who is enjoying life is a success.

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You can always-always-give something, even if it's a simple act of kindness! If everyone were to give in this way and didn't scrimp on kindly words, there would be much more love and justice in the world!

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You say you’re sure? Sure that you’re in love? How can you know it? You think love is so simple?

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Things are simple when you're going to die.

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You know what daring really is to me? It's maybe much more simple: the willingness to get up and try it again. It's not about whether or not you fall down, it's how you get back up. And I've taken quite a few tumbles, myself.

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