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The prophets preach . . . that pleasure, not will-power and coercion, is how you most deeply transform people.

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Matthew Fox
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: July 14
Actor
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Television Actor
Abington Township
Montgomery County
Pennsylvania
Matthew Chandler Fox
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When it comes to wilderness animals we have to make an effort to preserve what areas we can that they can be themselves in. Its come to a point though, clearly, where some species have to be cared for by humans if they are not going to disappear altogether.
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I am a Westerner. We're not going to change the West by going East. The East has a lot to teach us, but essentially it's like a mirror, saying, hey, can't you see what's here in your own religion, what are you, stupid?
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Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons - but they're not out there.
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