Books are only made so that they may point the way to a higher life; but no good … - Swami Vivekananda

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Not since the days of George W. Bush's 'Clear Skies' and 'Healthy Forests' initiatives has America been presented with a project as cravenly corporate and backward-looking as the Keystone XL pipeline.

Swami Vivekananda

Books are only made so that they may point the way to a higher life; but no good results unless the path is trodden with unflinching steps!

Book, Good, May, Unflinching, Unless, Way

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There is no other teacher but your own soul.

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My countrymen should have nerves of steel, muscles of iron, and minds like thunderbolt.

Iron, Mind, Minds, Nerves, Should Have, Thunderbolt

My child, what I want is muscles of iron and nerves of steel, inside which dwells a mind of the same material as that of which the thunderbolt is made.

Children, Iron, Mind, Muscles, Same

There is no motion in a straight line. A straight line infinitely projected becomes a circle.

Circles, Infinitely, Lines, Projected, Straight, Straight Lines

The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free.

Effect, Free, Inspiring, Karma, Past, Phenomenon

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I just want to carry on the way we [ Joy Division] are, I think. Basically, we want to play and enjoy what we like playing. I think when we stop doing that I think, well, that will be the time to pack it in. That'll be the end.

Enjoy, Joy, Like, Play, Thinking

Bill Hybels

The nature of human beings is such that we tend not to drift into better behaviors. We usually have to be asked by someone to consider taking it up a level.

Behavior, Behaviors, Beings, Drift, Humans, Levels

Dan Millman

A flash of enlightenment offers a preview of coming attractions, but when it fades, you will see more clearly what separates you from that state - your compulsive habits, outmoded beliefs, false associations, and other mental structures. Just when our lives are starting to get better, we may feel like things are getting worse - because for the first time we see clearly what needs to be done.

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Ken Curtis

The scenes in the show were filmed with a crew of really excellent stunt jumpers, but we had the feel of the parachutes, so we could be more realistic in the roles.

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