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Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.

—Joseph Campbell

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Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.

—Zhuangzi

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To dwell is to garden.

—Martin Heidegger

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Man lives by imagination.

—Havelock Ellis

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I am not strong on perfection.

—Jasper Johns

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Golf is a good walk spoiled.

—Mark Twain

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The eyes those silent tongues of love.

—Miguel de Cervantes

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How sad that I felt more of a connection to a fictional character than to a guy in real life.

—Allison van Diepen in The Vampire Stalker

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So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

—Jon Krakauer in Into the Wild

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As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' -- probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.

—Woody Allen

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Art is science made clear.

—Jean Cocteau

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Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life.

—Janine di Giovanni

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Nothing is farther than earth from heaven; nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.

—Augustus Hare

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At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth.

—Harry Seidler

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