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“The veil between us and the divine is more permeable than we imagine.”
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“Dread of one's own aging leads to fear and dislike of old people, and the fear feeds upon itself. In Western society this cycle of dread has been going on a long, long time.”
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“Failure is nothing but success trying to be born in a bigger way. Most seeming failures are just installments toward victory!”
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“[Asked by a Korean reporter if her Korean parents were ashamed of her performances:] I don't think they're ashamed because they're Korean. I think any parents would be ashamed.”
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“... if you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it's just possible you haven't grasped the situation.”
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“Once created, toxic weapons take on a life of their own, resistant to destruction and threatening harm over generations. Tons of still-active chemical weapons from World Wars I and II lurk in long-forgotten dumping areas, releasing toxins and posing grave risks to unwitting finders. These weapons, and the countless vials of smallpox, anthrax, and other super-pathogens stored in laboratories around the world, ripe for weaponization, have their antecedents in the 'plague demons' imprisoned in jars buried under the temple in Jersualem, and the pestilence locked inside the golden casket in Babylon. Centuries later, those containers were broken open during wartime, and plague spread over the land.”
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“Perfect love may cast our fear, but fear is remarkably potent in casting out love.”
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“Things never come when they are expected.”