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It makes no difference if I burn my bridges behind me - I never retreat.

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A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.

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The comfort of having a friend may be taken away, but not that of having had one.

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She said she usually cried at least once each day not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful and life was so short.

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Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

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There is a schizophrenic nature in modern politics. A leader is expected to have a religious faith but he is not supposed to let it influence him in his duties. Somehow, the truths that determine everything else about his existence are not allowed to influence how he conducts himself in public life. Not only that, his principles are usually considered so personal that the public is not even allowed to know for certain what they are. This passes for noble statecraft in our time. It was once thought cowardice.

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At points of clarity, I realize that my life on earth is meaningless, and that I am merely a pawn in a bigger game. A game I cannot possible understand or have control of. Thankfully, before depression sets in, I drift back into my cloudy, bewildered daily routine.

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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.

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Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

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The pain passes. The beauty remains.

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