I'm working at trying to be a ...

I\'m working at trying to be a Christian and that\'s serious business. It\'s like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy—it\'s serious business. It\'s not something where you think, Oh, I\'ve got it done. I did it all day, hotdiggety. The truth is, all day long you try to do it, try to be it, and then in the evening if you\'re honest and have a little courage you look at yourself and say, Hmm. I only blew it eighty-six times. Not bad.
I'm working at trying to be a Christian and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy—it's serious business. It's not something where you think, Oh, I've got it done. I did it all day, hotdiggety. The truth is, all day long you try to do it, try to be it, and then in the evening if you're honest and have a little courage you look at yourself and say, Hmm. I only blew it eighty-six times. Not bad.

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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
I love wisdom. And you can never be great at anything unless you love it. Not be in love with it, but love the thing, admire the thing. And it seems that if you love the thing, and you don't just want to possess it, it will find you.
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.
All great achievements require time.