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Mother Teresa Missionary, Nun
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"Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile."

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Lottie Moon Missionary
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"Should we not press it home upon our consciences that the sole object of our conversion was not the salvation of our own souls, but that we might become co-workers with our Lord and Master in the conversion of the world?"

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John Brown Abolitionist, Military Leader
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"Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, from this time, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery!"

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Military Leader, Politician
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"Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic, expression of Americanism. Thus, the founding fathers of America saw it, and thus with God's help, it will continue to be."

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Mother Teresa Missionary, Nun
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"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."

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Aeschylus Playwright
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"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."

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Bertrand Russell Philosopher, Mathematician
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"Prison is a severe and terrible punishment; but for me, thanks to Arthur Balfour, this was not so. I was much cheered on my arrival by the warder at the gate, who had to take particulars about me. He asked my religion, and I replied 'agnostic.' He asked how to spell it, and remarked with a sigh: 'Well, there are many religions, but I suppose they all worship the same God.' This remark kept me cheerful for about a week."

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C. S. Lewis Writer, Scholar
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"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

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Brother Lawrence Monk, Cook
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"I have abandoned all particular forms of devotion, all prayer techniques. My only prayer practice is attention. I carry on a habitual, silent, and secret conversation with God that fills me with overwhelming joy."

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Franklin Pierce Politician
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"It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence."

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Anne Frank Diaries Writer
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"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be."

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