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Rich Mullins Musician
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"Look at us all - we are all of us lost and in all of our different ways of pretending, we all fool ourselves into the very same hell. Look at the cross - we are all of us loved and one God meets us all at the point of our common need and brings to all of us - all who will let Him - salvation."

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David Hume Philosopher, Historian
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"No quality of human nature is more remarkable, both in itself and in its consequences, than that propensity we have to sympathize with others, and to receive by communication their inclinations and sentiments, however different from, or even contrary to our own."

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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
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"Samsara - our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but different manifestations of a basic continuum. So this continuity of consciousness us always present. This is the meaning of tantra."

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Alicia Keys Singer, Songwriter, Actress
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"If we took the time to learn more about different places and people, perhaps we would have more empathy for each other."

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John Stuart Mill Philosopher, Political Economist
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"It is a bitter thought, how different a thing the Christianity of the world might have been, if the Christian faith had been adopted as the religion of the empire under the auspices of Marcus Aurelius instead of those of Constantine."

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Bruce Springsteen Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and it becomes obvious that all of the gay stereotypes are ridiculous."

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Jim Harrison Novelist, Poet
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"Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for good drama and contrast."

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Thomas Keller Chef, Restaurateur
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"Let's face it: if you and I have the same capabilities, the same energy, the same staff, if the only thing that's different between you and me is the products we can get, and I can get a better product than you, I'm going to be a better chef."

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John Ruskin Art Critic, Writer
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"Modern travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel."

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