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• Our life is a reflection of what we believe we deserve. As we deepen our acceptance of and open ourselves to the Infinite love of the universe, a new power flows through us, releasing us from the bondage of our old way of life.

  Shakti Gawain

  Believe, Acceptance, Reflection

  Shakti Gawain (2010). “Reflections in the Light: Daily Thoughts and Affirmations”, New World Library

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• For the young, the practice of equitation is a valuable lesson, as it requires the exercise of all human virtue. If they are introduced to the practice of riding by understanding and patient teachers, then they too will develop these traits. The young rider grows to realize the horse is a partner rather than a slave who also deserves love and understanding.

  Nuno Oliveira

  Teacher, Horse, Exercise

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• Every age has the Stonehenge it deserves -- or desires.

  Jacquetta Hawkes

  Age, Desire, Stonehenge

  "God in the Machine". "Antiquity", Volume 41, Issue 163, p. 174, September 1967.

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• I’m wearing out this new Coal Men record. I think it’s masterful start-to-finish. Dave Coleman is one of Americana music’s great songwriters, and I hope this record gets the attention it deserves.

  Todd Snider

  Men, Thinking, Attention

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• Do not live in the shadow of the masters for ever. Learn to live in the light of your soul. Life deserves full expression.

  Amit Ray

  Light, Expression, Soul

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• Heir to your own karma doesn't mean 'You get what you deserve.' I think it means 'You get what you get.' Bad things happen to good people. My happiness depending on my action means, to me, that it depends on my action of choosing compassion--for myself as well as for everyone else--rather than contention. [p.61]

  Sylvia Boorstein

  Karma, Mean, Thinking

  Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D. (2008). “Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life”, p.40, Ballantine Books

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• The easiest way to gain someone's trust is to deserve it. This should be pretty easy, assuming you're just being you and being real. Minimal effort too.

  Ashly Lorenzana

  Real, Effort, Way

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• Did women deserve to be treated like sluts? No. Did sluts deserve to be treated like sluts? Yes.

  Jamie McGuire

  Treated

  Jamie McGuire (2013). “Walking Disaster”, p.40, Simon and Schuster

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• I would like to believe that it is, and will continue to be, human compassion for other beings that will result in our giving them the protection they deserve, because of who they are, not because of what they can do for us or because some law tells us what we have to do.

  Marc Bekoff

  Believe, Compassion, Law

  "Who Lives and Who Dies: We All Care About Animals, Right?" by Marc Bekoff, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 21, 2010.

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• I think Beijing deserves the Olympics in order to be with all the rest of the world recognized.

  Luciano Pavarotti

  Thinking, Order, World

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• Our inner strengths, experiences, and truths cannot be lost, destroyed, or taken away. Every person has an inborn worth and can contribute to the human community. We all can treat one another with dignity and respect, provide opportunities to grow toward our fullest lives and help one another discover and develop our unique gifts. We each deserve this and we all can extend it to others.

  Mark Twain

  Taken, Unique, Opportunity

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• To desire Him to be merciful to us is to acknowledge Him as God. To seek His pity when we deserve no pity is to ask Him to be just with a justice so holy that it knows no evil and shows mercy to everyone who does not fly from Him in despair.

  Thomas Merton

  Wisdom, Acknowledge Him, Evil

  Thomas Merton (2002). “No Man Is an Island”, p.234, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The .350 hitter expects, and also deserves, a big payoff for his performance - even if he plays for a cellar-dwelling team. And a .150 hitter should get no reward - even if he plays for a pennant winner.

  Warren Buffett

  Team, Play, Dwelling

  Lawrence A. Cunningham, Warren E. Buffett (2013). “The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)”, p.49, Carolina Academic Press

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• Remy Cabella, I think he deserves something else than Newcastle. I wouldn't go there. You must get bored s***less in Newcastle.

  Louis Nicollin

  Football, Thinking, League

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• We have reached the point where we can lose a game or two and not drop out of sight in the rankings. I've been asked if it bothers me that BYU hasn't received the recognition it deserves. Well, BYU's gotten a lot of recognition over the years; I've never felt slighted. I honestly believed that we didn't deserve to be ranked any higher last year.

  LaVell Edwards

  Sight, Years, Byu

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• He deserves ten out of ten for doing what he does. He is a sensation, but still he can improve. He must know when to move the ball on quickly and when to try the impossible mission. When he learns this, he won't win a single Golden Ball, but an entire collection.

  Johan Cruijff

  Moving, Winning, Trying

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• We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves no less.

  Fred Thompson

  Agency, Decision, Honest

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• Detach yourself from all that makes your mind restless. Renounce all that disturbs its peace. If you want peace, deserve it. By being a slave to your desires and fears, you disturb peace.

  Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

  Inspiration, Practice, Meditation

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• My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.

  Beverly Sills

  Careers, Voice, Long

  "The Beacon Book of Quotations by Women". Book by Rosalie Maggio, 1992.

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• As far as more recognition goes, I am happy with the amount of love and respect I have received from other artists and the public. Of course, I would love more, and think I deserve it.

  Suzi Quatro

  Respect, Artist, Thinking

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• As much as I have respect for him, this is for the crowd. The crowd didn't deserve what happened tonight.

  Nonito Donaire

  Motivation, Tonight, Crowds

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• We believe that no matter where you live - whether a village in Punjab or the bylanes of Chandni Chowk, an old section of Kolkata or a new high-rise in Bangalore - every person deserves the same chance to live in security and dignity, to get an education, to find work, and to give their children a better future.

  Barack Obama

  Inspiring, Children, Believe

  Remarks to the Joint Session of the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, India, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 08, 2010.

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• Don't workout because you think you 'need' to, do it because your body deserves love, respect and healthy attention.

  Demi Lovato

  Inspirational, Workout, Self Esteem

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• We prefer that the leaders of the Iraqi armed forces do the honorable thing; stop fighting for a regime that does not deserve your loyalty.

  Peter Pace

  Loyalty, Fighting, Leader

  "U.S. strikes in central Baghdad", www.cnn.com. April 7, 2003.

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• They don't find peace. It's pure bullshit. When something unspeakable happens, or when you do something unspeakable, it changes you. It takes you apart and reassembles you. You are a Frankenstein of circumstance, and the parts never fit back quite right and the life you live is a stolen one. You don't deserve to walk among the living, and you know it.

  Lisa Unger

  Life, Bullshit, Fit

  Lisa Unger (2014). “In the Blood: Chilling grip-lit with a breathtaking twist you won't see coming”, p.91, Simon and Schuster

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