How foolish to believe we are more powerful than the sea or the sky. ― Ruta Sepetys

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I really believe that you have to earn things. I don't feel comfortable unless I have worked really hard.

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In the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen. The dogma of science is that the will cannot possibly affect external forces, and I think that’s just ridiculous. It’s as bad as the church. My viewpoint is the exact contrary of the scientific viewpoint. I believe that if you run into somebody in the street it’s for a reason.

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Gandhi is the other person. I believe Gandhi is the only person who knew about real democracy — not democracy as the right to go and buy what you want, but democracy as the responsibility to be accountable to everyone around you. Democracy begins with freedom from hunger, freedom from unemployment, freedom from fear, and freedom from hatred. To me, those are the real freedoms on the basis of which good human societies are based.

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Having faith doesn't mean I have all the answers. It means trusting God especially in the midst of uncertainty.

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I believe there is another world waiting for us. A better world. And I'll be waiting for you there. ― David Mitchell

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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen. — Nelson Mandela

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Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. — William James

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I believe all women are pretty without makeup—but the right makeup can be pretty powerful. — Bobbi Brown

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Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. -Jesus Christ

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