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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
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"For a time it seemed inevitable that the surging tide of agnosticism and materialism would sweep all before it. There were those who did not dare utter what they thought. Many thought the case hopeless and the cause of religion lost once and for ever. But the tide has turned and to the rescue has come - what? The study of comparative religions. By the study of different religions we find that in essence they are one."

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Lewis Gordon Philosopher
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"Going against the tide has never been difficult for me. It wasn't even a conscious decision but the natural consequence of following my own instinct."

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John Muir Naturalist, Writer
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"So also there are tides and floods in the affairs of men, which in some are slight and may be kept within bounds, but in others they overmaster everything."

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Abraham Lincoln Political Leader
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"A fellow once came to me to ask for an appointment as a minister abroad. Finding he could not get that, he came down to some more modest position. Finally, he asked to be made a tide-waiter. When he saw he could not get that, he asked me for an old pair of trousers. It is sometimes well to be humble."

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
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"Money is like the tide: It rolls in and it rolls out. If you clutch it, you are not going to keep it."

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Russell Brand Comedian, Actor
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"Sometimes when we're incensed by the rancid tide of injustice, the impulse is to attack. We must avoid this. We have learned that violence as a means is always unsuccessful."

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