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Secret

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Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates Rapper, singer, songwriter

"I have trust issues with allowing other individuals to know my innermost secrets for fear of how I may be viewed. Everyone has this."

Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla Inventor, Electrical Engineer

"My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists."

Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda Spiritual Teacher, Author

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. . . Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment."

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Leo Tolstoy Novelist, Philosopher
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"Muhammad has always been standing higher than the Christianity. He does not consider god as a human being and never makes himself equal to God. Muslims worship nothing except God and Muhammad is his Messenger. There is no any mystery and secret in it."

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Rumi Poet, Philosopher
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"While the mind sees only boundaries, Love knows the secret way there."

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Luther Burbank Horticulturist
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"The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love. While I was conducting experiments to make spineless cacti, I often talked to the plants. . . . "You have nothing to fear," I would tell them. "You don't need your defensive thorns. I will protect you." Gradually the useful plant of the desert emerged in a thornless variety."

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Anne Lamott Author, Essayist
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"I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get hold of a giant panda."

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Teresa of Avila Saint, Mystic, Writer
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"Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don't remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don't understand the great secrets hidden inside of us."

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Chris Gardner Entrepreneur
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"The secret to success: find something you love to do so much, you can’t wait for the sun to rise to do it all over again."

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John F. Kennedy Politician
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"The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it. Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it."

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Walter Russell Artist, Author, Philosopher
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"Your body is merely a machine made to express the thoughts that flow through you and nothing more. It is but an instrument for you to express your imagings just as a piano is an instrument for a musician to express his imagings. Just as the piano is not the musician, so, likewise, your body is not you."

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Epictetus Philosopher
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"You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not."

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