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Thomas Hughes Author, Novelist
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"Old timidity has disappeared, and is replaced by silent, quaint fun, with which his face twinkles all over, as he listens."

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Shel Silverstein Poet, Songwriter, Author
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"Underneath my outside face There's a face that none can see. A little less smiley, A little less sure, But a whole lot more like me."

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Francis Bacon Philosopher, Statesman
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"A forbidden writing is thought to be a certain spark of truth, that flies up in the face of them who seek to tread it out."

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Margaret Thatcher Politician
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"It is one of the great weaknesses of reasonable men and women that they imagine that projects which fly in the face of commonsense are not serious or being seriously undertaken."

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George Bernard Shaw Playwright, Critic
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"An Irishman's imagination never lets him alone, never convinces him, never satisfies him; but it makes him that he can't face reality nor deal with it nor handle it nor conquer it: he can only sneer at them that do, and be 'agreeable to strangers', like a good-for-nothing woman on the streets."

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Joyce Meyer Author, Speaker
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"Let's face it: None of us are ever going to get to the place in life where we have no more disappointments. We can't expect to be sheltered from every little thing. Disappointment is a fact of life--one that must be dealt with."

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader
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"Segregation...not only harms one physically but injures one spiritually...It scars the soul...It is a system which forever stares the segregated in the face, saying 'You are less than...''You are not equal to...'"

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Mother Teresa Missionary, Nun
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"We are called to be contemplatives. ..by seeking the face of God in everything, everyone, everywhere, all the time."

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Prince Charles Royalty
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"Any difficulties which the world faces today will be as nothing compared to the full effects which global warming will have on the world-wide economy."

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