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Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
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"It is the privilege of any human work which is well done to invest the doer with a certain haughtiness. He can well afford not to conciliate, whose faithful work will answer for him."

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Basil Hume Bishop
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"The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake."

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Teresa of Avila Saint, Mystic, Writer
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"Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things."

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Kurt Vonnegut Novelist, Satirist
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"A first grader should understand that her or his culture isn't a rational invention; that there are thousands of other cultures and they all work pretty well; that all cultures function on faith rather than truth; that there are lots of alternatives to our own society...Cultural relativity is defensible, attractive. It's a source of hope. It means we don't have to continue this way if we don't like it."

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Paramahansa Yogananda Spiritual Teacher, Author
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"Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence... To be fit for Self-realization man must be fearless."

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Clarence Jordan Theologian
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"The crowning evidence that he lives is not a vacant grave, but a spirit-filled fellowship. Not a rolled-away stone, but a carried-away church."

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Carl Sagan Astronomer, Astrophysicist
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"You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe"

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Aristotle Philosopher
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"All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth."

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Frances Wright Abolitionist, Social Reformer
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"All that I say is, examine, inquire. Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you."

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