Fortunately, we can take in only so much misfortune; what exceeds that limit either destroys us or leaves … - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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With everything so perfect, reality seemed somehow fragile, as if the slightest interruption could imperil her pretty future. . . all of it felt as tenuous as a soap bubble, shivering and empty.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Fortunately, we can take in only so much misfortune; what exceeds that limit either destroys us or leaves us indifferent.

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The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

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You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

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If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.

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I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. . . . In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.

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But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That's what I strive to do, that's what I pray to do every day.

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We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.

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