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"The 20th century taught us how far unbridled evil can and will go when the world fails to confront it. It is time that we heed the lessons of the 20th century and stand up to these murderers. It is time that we end genocide in the 21st century."
"O, here Will I set up my everlasting rest And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars From the world-wearied flesh"
"Unless you have found God in your own soul, the whole world will seem meaningless to you."
"Unless we have courage to recognize cruelty for what it is - whether its victim is human or animal - we cannot expect things to be much better in the world."
"Think... of the world you carry within you."
"If you would truly bring peace to the world, identify with that place within you where you are Peace."
"There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions as the knowledge that there is a meaning in one's life."
"History is the study of the world's crime"
"Those who think are excessively few; and those few do not set themselves to disturb the world."
"Superstition sets the whole world in flames, but philosophy douses them."
"In the Grand Canyon, Arizona has a natural wonder which is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world."
"It is necessary to begin where the world is if we are going to change it to what we think it should be. That means working in the system."
"Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world."
"I'm not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here."
"The God who is worthy to be known and served for who He is, is Himself the answer to this world's longings. And those who know Him best are best equipped to serve Him. He is their message. If we have discovered the glory of God in the face of Christ, we must not hold back. The God of glory must be made known."
"To inspire others Is to be immediately rich In the inner world."
"Remember that you are at an exceptional hour in a unique epoch, that you have this great happiness, this invaluable privilege, of being present at the birth of a new world."
"Let your smile change the world! Never let the world change your smile!"
"This is a very noisy world, so we have to be very clear what we want them to know about us"
"The world is in such a bad condition that if they don't find what you call a redeemer, every man, woman and child on this planet will be eliminated."
