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None of us still living is in God's grace. We can't lift up our eyes, because they're filled with shame. And shame doesn't help.

He who cherishes a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart, will one day realize it.

“Well, for one thing, the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. We’re teaching the wrong things. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it. Create your own. Most people can’t do it. They’re more unhappy than me—even in my current condition.

Recent history shows the political danger in threatening low consumer prices. The public's reaction to the inflation of the past few years suggests that many Americans would rather be slightly poorer but have price stability than be richer but with more inflation. That will tempt policy makers to prioritize low prices above all else and embrace the

all that you touch

you change

all that you change

changes you

the only lasting truth

is change

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He went outside and looked at the sky. It was raining stars. He was sorry, because he would rather have seen a tranquil sky. He heard roosters crowing. He felt the mantle of night covering the earth. The earth, "this vale of tears."

Before accelerating our personal bullet train, it is important to be clear what our final destination is and at which stations we will need to call.

He never liked to relive that memory because it brought others with it, as if a bulging sack of grain had burst and he was trying to keep the kernels from spilling out.