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When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I can sense my basic humanity,
And then I know that all men and women are my brothers and sisters.
Nothing but my own fear and distrust can separate me from the love of friends.
If I can trust others, accept them, enjoy them,
Then my life shall surely be richer and more full.
If I can accept others, this will help them to be more truly themselves,
And they will be more able to accept me.

 

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When my mind is still and alone with the beating of my heart,
I know how much life has given me:
The history of the race, friends and family,
The opportunity to work, the chance to build myself.
Then wells within me the urge to live more abundantly,
With greater trust and joy,
With more profound seriousness and earnest service,
And yet more calmly at the heart of life.

 

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Paul Beattie was a Unitarian Universalist minister, serving in congregations including in Kansas City, Missouri, and last at the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, PA. He was also president of the Fellowship of Religious Humanists, among his many involvements.

 

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Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief, in denying them.

 

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Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.

 

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The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

 

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Getting a dog is like getting married. It teaches you to be less self-centered, to accept sudden, surprising outbursts of affection, and not to be upset by a few scratches on your car.

 

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The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing

 

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I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day.

 

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Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

 

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Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.



Alfred North Whitehead:

 

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We cannot think first and act afterward. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action, and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.



Anais Nin:

 

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Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.

 

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To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

 

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The most decisive actions of our life ... are most often unconsidered actions.

 

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One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.

 

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How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.

 

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Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

 

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Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.

 

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The true test of the American ideal is whether we're able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the challenges of our time. Whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them.



Barack Obama: