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• The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Other Cultures, People, Support

  United States. President (1974-1977 : Ford), Gerald R. Ford (1979). “Gerald R. Ford: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President”

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• Ultimate peace begins within; when we find peace within there will be no more conflict, no more occasion for war. If this is the peace you seek, purify your body by sensible living habits, purify your mind by expelling all negative thoughts, purify your motives by casting out any ideas of greed or self-striving and by seeking to serve you fellow human beings, purify your desires by eliminating all wishes for material possessions or
  self-glorification and by desiring to know and do God's will for you. Inspire others to do likewise.

  Peace Pilgrim

  War, Self, Ideas

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• Like the resource it seeks to protect, wildlife conservation must be dynamic, changing as conditions change, seeking always to become more effective.

  Rachel Carson

  Wildlife, Conservation, Resources

  Rachel Carson (1948). “Guarding Our Wildlife Resources”

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• I sincerely believe that for the child, and for the parent seeking to guide him, it is not half so important to 'know' as to 'feel'.

  Rachel Carson

  Children, Believe, Parent

  Rachel Carson (2011). “The Sense of Wonder”, p.20, Open Road Media

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• All of us who desire the kingdom of God are, by the Lord's decree, under an equal and rigorous necessity of seeking after the grace of Baptism.

  Saint Basil

  Baptized In, Baptism, Grace

  Saint Basil (2010). “Ascetical Works (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 9)”, p.391, CUA Press

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• Too often critics seem more intent on seeking new ways to alter Congress than to truly learn how it functions. They might well profit from the advice of Thomas Huxley, who said a century ago: Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notionor you shall learn nothing.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Children, Giving Up, Advice

  Gerald R. Ford (1973). “Selected speeches”, Desert Publications

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• Enlightenment is really worth seeking. It is the only thing that gives you permanent happiness. When you experience the ecstasy of enlightenment, everything is alright.

  Frederick Lenz

  Giving, Enlightenment, Ecstasy

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• May we all be in such a condition of soul, such an attitude of heart as will fit us for any little work in which our gracious Lord may be pleased to use us- not seeking a place for ourselves, but lovingly serving all. The Lord, in His great mercy, grant that thus it may be, with all His beloved people!

  Charles Henry Mackintosh

  Christian, Attitude, Heart

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• Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we often try to acquire it by fitting in and by seeking approval, which are not only hollow substitutes for belonging, but often barriers to it. Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.

  Brené Brown

  Motivational, Acceptance, Self

  Brené Brown (2013). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.88, Penguin UK

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• Do not scrutinize so closely whether you are doing much or little, ill or well, so long as what you do is not sinful and that you are heartily seeking to do everything for God. Try as far as you can to do everything well, but when it is done, do not think about it. Try, rather, to think of what is to be done next. Go on simply in the Lord's way, and do not torment yourself. We ought to hate our faults, but with a quiet, calm hatred; not pettishly and anxiously.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Hate, Thinking, Long

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• Seeking knowledge is like opening doors. And I know the doors are everywhere.

  Georges St-Pierre

  Doors, Mma, Opening

  Georges St-Pierre (2013). “The Way of the Fight”, p.8, Harper Collins

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• Seduced, shaggy Samson snored. She scissored short. Sorely shorn, Soon shackled slave, Samson sighed, Silently scheming, Sightlessly seeking Some savage, spectacular suicide.

  Stanislaw Lem

  Suicide, Humorous, Savages

  Stanislaw Lem (2002). “The Cyberiad”, p.56, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Away with the one who is always seeking, for he never finds anything; for he is seeking where nothing can be found. Away with the one who is always knocking, for he knocks where there is no one to open; away with the one who is always asking, for he asks of one who does not hear.

  Tertullian

  Thinking, Doe, Asking

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• One of the most important things for a country, particularly when it's seeking to attract long-term capital in big risky projects that are going to have a payback over many years if not decades, is to be seen as being a predictable environment where tax changes will be few. But if they are going to come about they'll come about in a way that you know is predictable, understandable.

  Malcolm Turnbull

  Country, Years, Long

  "Malcolm Turnbull, Member for Wentworth". "Sunday Profile" with Monica Attard, www.abc.net.au. May 30, 2010.

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• In boxing, where most of the guys are from lower-class backgrounds and have darker skin than most of the fans, one might fear that the athletes are being exploited. But that narrative doesn't hold up very well in the world of MMA, where 99 percent of fighters are amateurs who will never earn a dime. They aren't seeking fame and fortune. For the most part, these guys are fighting because they want to and because it gives them an opportunity to strive for something big in their lives. It gives them a chance to become their best selves.

  Jonathan Gottschall

  Athlete, Fighting, Opportunity

  "A Talk With The Savage English Professor". Interview with Sam Harris, www.thedailybeast.com. March 5, 2015.

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• Thomson sought the wilderness, never seeking to tame it, but only to draw from it, its magic of tangle and season.

  Arthur Lismer

  Nature, Magic, Wilderness

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• The secret of human happiness is not in self-seeking but in self-forgetting.

  Theodor Reik

  Self, Secret, Forget

  Theodor Reik (2002). “Love and Lust: On the Psychoanalysis of Romantic and Sexual Emotions”, p.194, Transaction Publishers

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• Hardship, in forcing us to exercise greater patience and forbearance in daily life, actually makes us stronger and more robust. From the daily experience of hardship comes a greater capacity to accept difficulties without losing our sense of inner calm. Of course, I do not advocate seeking out hardship as a way of life, but merely wish to suggest that, if you relate to it constructively, it can bring greater inner strength and fortitude.

  Dalai Lama

  Exercise, Inner Strength, Stronger

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• Self-checkout is negative because more and more retailers are losing the personal touch. People want to do business where people know their name and communicate with them. With a world full of email and more self-service we will begin to start seeking out the basics from retailers who create emotion. There is not emotion out of self-service and most people buy out of emotion.

  Debbie Allen

  Self, Names, People

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• It is now in Gordon Brown's - and the Labour party's - best interests for those seeking the prime minister's immediate departure to back off.

  David Blunkett

  Party, Departure, Prime

  "Blair faces crisis over resignations" by Matthew Tempest, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2006.

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• What I want to show in my work is the idea which hides itself behind so-called reality. I am seeking for the bridge which leans from the visible to the invisible through reality. It may sound paradoxical, but it is in fact reality which forms the mystery of our existence.

  Max Beckmann

  Reality, Bridges, Ideas

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• John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' also speaks urgently to today's concerns: the cratered trail of dreams for Mexican immigrants seeking a promised land in the Western [United States]; the perfidy of banks in foreclosing on poor people's homes; and the insurgent urge of the book's protagonist, Tom Joad, to speak truth to police power. 'Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy,' Tom promises, 'I'll be there.' In Salinas, Calif., Ferguson, Mo., or Staten Island, N.Y., Tom's truth goes marching on.

  Richard Corliss

  Dream, Book, Home

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• Investors must remember that their first job is to preserve their capital. After they've dealt with that, they can approach the second job, seeking a return on that capital.

  Irving Kahn

  Jobs, Firsts, Return

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• I am keen on helping Indian bowlers but I am not seeking a full-time role. But yes I am really keen on helping out pace bowlers across the world.

  Brett Lee

  Roles, Pace, World

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• Dennis McCurdy's Find A Way is a straightforward compilation of suggestions that will simplify your life and set you on the path toward success. The book has the feel of a friendly neighbor sharing the secrets that enabled him to win in life. This is an easy read that pays big dividends. I enjoyed it and highly recommend Find A Way to anyone seeking motivation.

  Tolly Burkan

  Motivation, Book, Winning

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