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Byron Katie Author, Speaker
Moments

"I know that even at moments of apparent danger, nothing is out of order or lacking, other than our own unquestioned thoughts about those moments."

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Albert Schweitzer Philosopher, Theologian
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"Never for a moment do we lay aside our mistrust of the ideals established by society, and of the convictions which are kept by it in circulation. We always know that society is full of folly and will deceive us in the matter of humanity. ... humanity meaning consideration for the existence and the happiness of individual human beings."

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Aldous Huxley Novelist, Essayist
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"Knowledge is an affair of symbols and is, all too often, a hindrance to wisdom, the uncovering of the self from moment to moment"

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Anais Nin Writer, Diarist
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"Life is so fluid that one can only hope to capture the living moment, to capture it alive and fresh ... without destroying that moment."

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Anne Lamott Author, Essayist
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"If our lives are made up of a string of a thousand moments, at some of those moments we look a lot more spiritually evolved than at others."

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Edmund Burke Philosopher, Politician
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"The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment is foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species is wise, and, when time is given to it, as a species it always acts right."

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Wayne Dyer Author, Motivational Speaker
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"The only thing you can do with your life is give it away. The best, happiest moments in your life are always when you're giving something away."

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Winston Churchill Politician, Writer, Historian
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"It seems to me that the moment has come when the question of bombing of German cities simply for the sake of increasing the terror, though under other pretexts, should be reviewed."

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Ram Dass Spiritual Teacher, Author
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"Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it."

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Ram Dass Spiritual Teacher, Author
Moments

"The richness of a moment comes when it's both full and empty at the same time. The truth is, we live simultaneously in time and timelessness."

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