To say that we are all equally important seems a redundancy, and yet how often do any of us act as if it were true?

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About Jean Vanier

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Jean Vanier (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ vanje], September 10, 1928 – May 7, 2019) was a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian. In 1964, he founded L'Arche, an international federation of communities spread over 37 countries for people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them. In 1971, he co-founded Faith and...

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One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn't as individuals. When we pool our strength and share the work and responsibility, we can welcome many people, even those in deep distress.

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I believe every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. Violence should not be answered just by greater violence but by real understanding. We must ask: "Where is the violence coming from? What is its meaning?

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Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

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Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere.

—Blaise Pascal

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Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.

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It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.

—Marlene Dietrich

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We never remember what is important, only what matters to us.

—Suzanne Finnamore in Otherwise Engaged

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