747 Quotes About Optimistic

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    A flower is a miracle, but it does not have the sight or speech to describe us. And our own ability is no greater than that flower when we try to describe God. His infinity covers not only one planet, but the entire solar system and 100 billion suns. That doesn't mean he is limited in his ability to be part of you.

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    The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of us is a little bit.

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    I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same pity that we have toward the people in the field of science two centuries ago.

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    The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.

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    Three of my children are medical doctors; they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don't know much more about soul than he did.

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    How about no income tax at all on people over 65? People would continue working, remain healthier, not be an economic and social drain on society. Then the elderly would also have more disposable income to help charitable activities.

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    I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?

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