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Henri Nouwen Theologian, Author
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"Prayer requires that we stand in God's presence with open hands, naked and vulnerable, proclaiming to ourselves and to others that without God we can do nothing. As disciples, we find not some but all of our strength, hope, courage, and confidence in God. Therefore, prayer must be our first concern."

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"Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but matching destruction with more destruction, slaughter with greater slaughter."

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Dylan Thomas Poet, Writer
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"Poetry is the rhythmic, inevitably narrative, movement from an overclothed blindness to a naked vision that depends in its intensity on the strength of the labour put into the creation of the poetry."

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Nina Simone Singer, Songwriter, Pianist
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"The allusion was that I was actually naked. I loved that. It always, kind of shocked people enough that they became mine immediately."

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Jiddu Krishnamurti Philosopher, Speaker
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"To understand the present with its full, rich significance, the mind must free itself from the habit of self-protecting acquisition; when it is utterly naked, then there is immortality."

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Mikhail Bulgakov Novelist, Playwright
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"Azazello begged her not to worry, assuring her that he had seen not only naked women but also women with their skin flayed clean off"

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Warren Buffett Investor, Businessman
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"Of one thing be certain: if a CEO is enthused about a particularly foolish acquisition, both his internal staff and his outside advisors will come up with whatever projections are needed to justify his stance. Only in fairy tales are emperors told that they are naked."

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Anne Sexton Poet, Author
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"She is so naked and singular. She is the sum of yourself and your dream. Climb her like a monument, step after step. She is solid."

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