
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
- Topic: Perception, Truth
- Location: Death Valley National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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It is the responsibility of leadership to work intelligently with what is given, and not to waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
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There is but one thing of real value—to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.
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