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Quote by David O. McKay

“What-e're thou art, Act well thy part.”

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David O. McKay was a renowned author, born on September 8, 1873, and passed away on January 18, 1970. His works spanned across religious, philosophical, and literary fields, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

“Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man who has been hoodwinked in this fashion; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, whose mind is free. No, not the rack nor the atomic bomb, not anything. You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.”

“God doesn’t need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves.”

Life Needs Long Enough Religion Religious Grants

Book:The Poisonwood Bible

Source: The Poisonwood Bible

“Taro taught me that people respect spirit, but even cowards don't respect cowards.”

People Spirit Taught Coward

Book:Ghostwritten

Source: Ghostwritten

“I am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?”

Ifs Thinking Want Believe Persons Political Religion Belief Moral Citizens Sick Claims Tired Preacher Religious Rights Moral Beliefs

Author:Barry Goldwater

“Sunk in the grass of an empty lot on a spring Saturday, I split the stems of milkweed and thought about ants and peach pits and death and where the world went when I closed my eyes.”

World Eye Spring Empty Grass Splits Stem Saturday Pits Ants Peaches Milkweed

Author:Toni Morrison

“Present-moment living, getting in touch with your now, is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives.”

Thinking Heart Moments Time Present Moment

Book:Your Erroneous Zones: Step-by-Step Advice for Escaping the Trap of Negative Thinking and Taking Control of Your Life

Source: Your Erroneous Zones: Step-by-Step Advice for Escaping the Trap of Negative Thinking and Taking Control of Your Life

“Gradually the healing took place, seeming as it always does that it wasn't taking place.”

Doe Healing Seeming

Book:Powers

Source: Powers

“Nobody's ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard and think there's some Shakespearean play taking place. But nowhere else anyway.”

People Thinking Play America

Author:Richard Branson

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