"I am Cyrus, king of the world."
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"When people come to you for help, do not turn them off with pious words, saying, 'Have faith and take your troubles to God.' Act instead as though there were no God, as though there were only one person in the world who could help -- only yourself."
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"How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time."
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"I awoke, only to see that the rest of the world is still asleep."
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"Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction."
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"No one is born fully-formed: it is through self-experience in the world that we become what we are."
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"No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy."
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"It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare."
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"A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him."
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"The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them."
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"Strongest minds are often those whom the noisy world hears least."
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"People who love each other fully and truly are the happiest people in the world. They may have little, they may have nothing, but they are happy people. Everything depends on how we love one another."
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"Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else."
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"The World is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good."
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"Is everybody in?... Is everybody in?... Is everybody in? The ceremony is about to begin... The program for this evening is not new. You've seen this entertainment through and through. You've seen your birth, your life and death. You might recall all the rest. Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?"
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"We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding."
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"If I had one wish I would ask for a big enough ass for the whole world to kiss."
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"How did I get into the world? Why was I not asked about it and why was I not informed of the rules and regulations but just thrust into the ranks as if I had been bought by a peddling shanghaier of human beings? How did I get involved in this big enterprise called actuality? Why should I be involved? Isn't it a matter of choice? And if I am compelled to be involved, where is the manager—I have something to say about this. Is there no manager? To whom shall I make my complaint?"
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"I want my children to understand the world, but not just because the world is fascinating and the human mind is curious. I want them to understand it so that they will be positioned to make it a better place"
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"Forget this world and all its troubles and if possible its multitudinous Charlatans-- everything in short but the Enchantress of Numbers."
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