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" The primary social contract between the people of the United States and their government - quaint though it might seem to even mention it at this point - is that ours is to be a government 'of the people, by the people, for the people.' "

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" When we are truly aware of our spiritual glory, a varicose vein or two is not that big a deal. "

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" We live in a world of easy friendships - people here for you when it's easy, 'so-sorry-but-I-have-an-errand-to-do-now' when it's not. "

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" We have allowed an unholy alliance of government - the new monarchy - and corporate influence - the new aristocracy - to take control of events in a way that would have made our Founders shudder. "

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" Tragedy takes us to the very state of consciousness which, were we to hold to it, would go far toward preventing further tragedies. "

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" You can't 'work through worry and fear rationally,' because fear isn't rational! "

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" People don't live in Los Angeles because we are tied to the same old, same old. We live in Los Angeles because of the intoxicating energy of new beginnings that permeate our city. "

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" Nature is infinitely creative. It is always producing the possibility of new beginnings. "

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" Only do what you feel called in your heart to do, and then give all of yourself to the task. "

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" God exists in eternity. The only point where eternity meets time is in the present. The present is the only time there is. "

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" When it comes to politics today, the devils' not in the details; the devil's in the big picture, more often than not just hiding in plain sight. "

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" Buckminster Fuller was one of those world historic geniuses who reminded us of the extraordinary things that are possible, and inspires all of us to set about doing them! "

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" The world cannot evolve if girls refuse to become women. "

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" As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others. "

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" The human race is evolving to the realization that what is happening on the level of consciousness both precedes and determines what happens in the world. "

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" Your relationship to food is but a reflection of your relationship to yourself, as is everything in your life. "

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" In every advanced mammalian species that survives and thrives, a common anthropological characteristic is the fierce behavior of the adult female of the species when she senses a threat to her cubs. The lioness, the tigress and the mama bear are all examples. "

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" I think the heartbreak of September 11 - America's grief not only over the loss of life but also the loss of our own innocence - has expanded us as people because it has tenderized our hearts. On a psychological level, the American people have matured as a result of that awful day. "

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" To me, when I think of New Age, I think of crystals and rainbows and platitudes. "

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" I read an article somewhere that stated 1 in 4 American women will be considered clinically depressed in their lifetime. This should be more than a gold mine for pharmaceutical companies - it should be a wake-up call. "

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" Martin Luther King said it was time to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of human civilization. I don't think anyone is calling Martin Luther King a New Age woo-woo. "

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" Sometimes it's easier to love people when there is a healthy distance between us. "

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" Allopathic doctors used to laugh condescendingly at those who posited that psychological, emotional and spiritual factors were important contributors to the sickness as well as healing of the body. "

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" In 'Healing the Soul of America,' I wrote about Gandhi's notion of soul force in politics and why it matters to stand on your truth. "

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" In most of our situations in life, if we take a good honest look at our lives, we are holding to small, limiting thoughts, cynical thoughts. "

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" We incarcerate more African-American men today than were slaves in 1850. "

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" A threat to our freedom is a threat to our freedom, whether from a terrorist or from a trade deal. "

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" We live in a world of constant juxtaposition between joy that's possible and pain that's all too common. We hope for love and success and abundance, but we never quite forget that there is always lurking the possibility of disaster. "

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