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  • Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down. It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily. It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings. It is accepting people as they truly are. It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes that will not dim through time. It is resisting the impulse to categorize others.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Thomas S. Monson Quotes , People Quotes , Weakness Quotes
  • Waiting is a large part of living. Great, passive, negative chunks of our time are consumed by waiting, from birth to death. Waiting is a special kind of activity - if activity is the right word for it - because we are held in enforced suspension between people and places, removed from the normal rhythms of our days and lives.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes , People Quotes , Waiting Quotes
  • If people insist that honor is dearer than life itself, what they really mean is that existence and well-being are as nothing compared with other people's opinions. Of course, this may be only an exaggerated way of stating the prosaic truth that reputation, that is, the opinion others have of us, is indispensable if we are to make any progress in the world.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes , Mean Quotes , People Quotes
  • I've talked to people who say that their music and their creative work is a much needed and appreciated escape, where they don't have to think about the state of the world; they're not even thinking about themselves so much. They're not trying to express their own experiences of that day or relationship strife or anything.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : A-Trak Quotes , Thinking Quotes , People Quotes
  • As the United States begins a new chapter in our relationship with Cuba, we hope it will create an environment that improves the lives of the Cuban people, not because it is imposed by us, the United States, but through the talent and ingenuity and aspirations, and the conversations among Cubans from all walks of life so they can decide what the best course is for their prosperity.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Barack Obama Quotes , Life Quotes , People Quotes
  • Tell people that war is an evil, and they will laugh; for who does not know it? Tell them that patriotism is an evil, and most of them will agree, but with a reservation. "Yes," they will say, "wrong patriotism is an evil; but there is another kind, the kind we hold." But just what this good patriotism is, no one explains.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , War Quotes , People Quotes
  • There are legitimate concerns and anxieties that the forces of globalisation are leaving too many people behind - and we have to take those concerns seriously and address them. But the answer isn't to turn inward and embrace protectionism. We can't just walk away from trade.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Barack Obama Quotes , People Quotes , Anxiety Quotes