One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not remember that Daniel Webster got drunk but only that he was a splendid constitutional lawyer. We must forget that George Washington was a slave owner . . . and simply remember the things we regard as creditable and inspiring. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth.

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I am not what I ought to be, but by being so much better than my best self, I shall succeed in becoming it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You need to have the same ideas to work as a team, to have a good team spirit. And you don't get there in a day or even a month. It takes some time to get there.

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I was so excited to audition for 'The Lord of the Rings,' I knew it was going to be huge. Maybe, by some small chance, Peter Jackson's a 'Star Trek Deep Space Nine' fan.' - Aron Eisenberg

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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. -Viktor E. Frankl

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A lack of seriousness has led to all sorts of wonderful insights.

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You don’t know how strong you are until being strong is the only option you have. – Unknown Author

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Sabbath is that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing.

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The idea that everything is purposeful really changes the way you live. To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect, that every word that you speak, every action that you make affects other people and the planet.

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