Old age is nothing but the absence of madness, the loss of illusion and passion.

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Being oppressed means the absence of choices ― bell hooks

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. — Nelson Mandela

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Absence, the highest form of presence.

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If you want peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. – Desmond Tutu

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If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having. – Henry Miller

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Happiness is not the absence of problems, it’s the ability to deal with them —Steve Maraboli

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. - Nelson Mandela

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A humane and authentic book written by another voice from the trenches.

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The quest for peace begins in the home, in the school and in the workplace. – Silvia Cartwright

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