Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other.

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Strength is a capacity for endurance. One of the dividends of suffering is the universal discovery the we posses a strength within us we never knew we had. Navigating through a difficult episode not only shows us that inner strength is there but convinces us it will always be there to serve us in the future. Overcoming gives us an assurance of personal confidence and value that far exceeds what we thought we possessed before our struggles began. — Dennis Wholey

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For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you. ― Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom. ― Terry Pratchett

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I want to find stories that humanize homosexual experience and that's what Peter Gill does well. - Jonathan Bailey

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We can activate tremendous powers within our own lives if we open up to the experience. ― Ari Gunzburg

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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.

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Life is truly an amazing experience. ― Asa Don Brown

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But who can say what's best? That's why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much. My experience tells me that we get no more than two or three such chances in a life time, and if we let them go, we regret it for the rest of our lives.

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You add to the suffering in the world when you take offense, just as much as you do when you give offense.

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