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Martin Luther Theologian
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"Every doer of the law and every moral worker is accursed, for he walketh in the presumption of his own righteousness."

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Pema Chodron Buddhist Teacher, Author
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"The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you will be a much happier, more balanced, compassionate person."

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Philip Johnson Architect
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"From the very fact the universe is on the whole orderly, in a manner comprehensible to our intellect, is evidence that we and it were fashioned by a common intelligence."

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Philip Johnson Architect
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"Ninety-eight percent are boxes, which tells me that a lot of people are in denial. We live and work in boxes. People don't even notice that. Most of what's around us is banal. We live with it. We accept it as inevitable. People say, "This is the world the way it is, and don't bother me." Then when somebody does something different, real architecture, the push-back is amazing. People resist it. At first it's new and scary."

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Philip Johnson Architect
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"[Evolution] doesn't mean God-guided, gradual creation. It means unguided, purposeless change. The Darwinian theory doesn't say that God created slowly. It says that naturalistic evolution is the creator, and so God had nothing to do with it."

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Philip Johnson Architect
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"In our greatest universities, naturalism - the doctrine that nature is all there is - is the virtually unquestioned assumption that underlies not only natural science but intellectual work of all kinds."

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Eli Roth Filmmaker
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"The one negative to horror is that it's always law of diminishing returns. When you go in the funhouse, the ride is never scary the second time. You will never have that pure experience as when you first watch it."

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Emma Watson Actress, Activist
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"I went from being totally unknown and never acting professionally to being in a major movie and being very famous. It all happened so quickly, I didn't have any time to work things out. It's been pretty scary at times."

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Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
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"Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain."

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Al Gore Politician
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"The United States has an absolute, uncompromising commitment to Israel's security and an absolute conviction that Israel alone must decide the steps necessary to ensure that security. That is Israel's prerogative. We accept that. We endorse that. Whatever Israel decides cannot, will not, will never, not ever, alter our fundamental commitment to her security."

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Al Gore Politician
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"I'm asking you in your sermons to do the work of the Lord here on earth. I ask for your help in getting that message out urgently tomorrow."

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Al Gore Politician
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"Those who are quick to feel disrespected often have a spiritual vacuum in their lives, because they feel disconnected to the love of their Father in Heaven."

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Charles Dickens Novelist
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"I will die here where I have walked. And I will walk here, though I am in my grave. I will walk here until the pride of this house is humbled."

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