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I'm not bowled over by how different all the world's religions are - I'm bowled over by how similar they are.

Marianne Williamson

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Marianne Williamson
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: July 8
Author
Peace Activist
Philanthropist
Politician
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Houston
Texas
Marianne Deborah Williamson
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Conviction is a force multiplier. If you want something, claim it in your gut. The universe itself responds to your inner certainty.
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When we're in our right minds, we are hopeful. Because the arc of the moral universe does bend toward justice, nature does bend toward healing, and the heart does bend toward love.
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You get to the point where you realize that unless you, yourself, become more of the change, you can't create too much change.
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The meaningful question is never what we did yesterday, but what we have learned from it and are doing today.
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We are not here to fix, change or belittle another person. We are here to support, forgive and heal one another.
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The point of Jesus' existence wasn't to lessen or diminish our appreciation of each other, but to expand our appreciation of each other by reminding us what lies within all of us, because Jesus was an example of the pinnacle of human evolution.
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God is the electricity and we are the lamps.
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Since our peace lies in loving as God loves, we must strive to love everyone. The only love that completes us is the love of God, and the love of God is the love of everyone.
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Behind every dark cloud there is an every-shining sun. Just wait. In time, the cloud will pass.
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