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Emeasoba George

If/when you miss/lose anything/anyone worth

If/when you miss/lose anything/anyone worth having never be baffled/bothered about it/him/her. For, it/he/she isn't meant to be yours. Oh! yes, you won't/can't miss/lose whatever/whoever that is meant for you. You can take my words for that. ~Emeasoba George.

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Jean Baudrillard

Man has lost the basic

Man has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to scratch its back. Which gave it extraordinary independence, and the liberty to associate for reasons other than the need for mutual back-scratching.

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Doug Gwyn

Truth is not determined by

Truth is not determined by majority vote.

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Emeasoba George

God is never concerned with

God is never concerned with taking you to where you merely wish to be. Yes, he is only/ever concerned with taking you to where you ought to be. ~Emeasoba George.

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Emeasoba George

It takes only courage to

It takes only courage to take the bull by the horns i.e. it takes only courage to decisively/fearlessly face/deal with challenges/eventualities of a life time. ~Emeasoba George.

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Jean Baudrillard

Politicians -- power itself --

Politicians -- power itself -- are abject because they merely embody the profound contempt people have for their own lives. One should be grateful to the politicians for accepting the abstractness of power, and ridding others of its burden. This inevitably kills them but they get their revenge by passing onto others the corpse of power.

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Dr. Irwin Sarason

Good friends are good for

Good friends are good for your health.

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Emeasoba George

Blaming yourself/others for what went

Blaming yourself/others for what went wrong is a waste of time/energy. So, if/when you think you've done anything/anyone wrong. Just go ahead and fix it up/correct it/yourself in order not to repeat itself/yourself again. ~Emeasoba George.

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Jean Baudrillard

It is always the same:

It is always the same: once you are liberated, you are forced to ask who you are.

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Emeasoba George

Until you are grateful to

Until you are grateful to God for who/where you are presently. He won't be happy with you. Yes, besides he (God) won't make you who you aspire to be, neither will he take you to where you aspire to be. ~Emeasoba George.

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Oprah Winfrey

Living in the moment brings

Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life's blessings.

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Emeasoba George

Failure of any kind should'nt

Failure of any kind should'nt make you to lose heart i.e. to become discouraged from forging ahead. For without failure, you will hardly improve yourself or even learn something new. ~Emeasoba George.

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Emeasoba George

The guts/courage to take a

The guts/courage to take a bold step forward is a leap/step of faith required as a milestone towards the realization/actualization of a/your dream/vision/aspiration. ~Emeasoba George.

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Jean Baudrillard

A society which allows an

A society which allows an abominable event to burgeon from its dung heap and grow on its surface is like a man who lets a fly crawl unheeded across his face or saliva dribble from his mouth -- either epileptic or dead.

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Emeasoba George

It takes only spirit of

It takes only spirit of faith for anyone to profess it is well and keep on professing it is well even if/when things fall apart or has fallen apart. ~Emeasoba George.

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Nicole Kidman

When you reliquish the desire

When you reliquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

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Jean Baudrillard

If everything is perfect, language

If everything is perfect, language is useless. This is true for animals. If animals don't speak, it's because everything's perfect for them. If one day they start to speak, it will be because the world has lost a certain sort of perfection.

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Emeasoba George

Anyone who professes to be

Anyone who professes to be an ideal/a true leader must/have to be selfless/accountable/transparent/principled/inspiring/punctual/humble/responsible/responsive all-round/all times. ~Emeasoba George.

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Arlo Guthrie

You can't have a light

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.

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Emeasoba George

Love for all one is

Love for all one is worth i.e. love anyone/all and sundry as energetically/enthusiasitically as you can. ~Emeasoba George.

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Emeasoba George

If/when someone out there refuses

If/when someone out there refuses to acknowledge your worth, that doesn't entail you are worthless. It's just that he/she takes against you i.e. he/she dislikes you. ~Emeasoba George.

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Claire Danes

[Manila]... smelled of cockroaches, with

[Manila]... smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over and that there is no sewerage system and the people do not have anything -- no arms, no legs, no eyes.

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Susan Sarandon

The world is made for

The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness.

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Emeasoba George

No one is worthless in

No one is worthless in actual sense. Yes, the only one who is ever worthless is he/she that refuses to truly love all and sundry. ~Emeasoba George.

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