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• No matter how much we achieve one day, we must continue the next. -- Deng Ming-Dao
• We must understand how the past affects us, we should keep the present full of rich and satisfying experiences, and we should devote some energy each day to building for the future.
  -- Deng Ming-Dao...
• We celebrate egalitarianism and consensus, but it is phony
  a chaos of voices rather than a democracy; a populace of individuals pursuing their own ends rather than a collective....
• If we find what is unique to each day, we will have freshness and the greatest fulfillment possible.
  -- Deng Ming-Dao...
• We can't be passive; we have to internalize information and place ourselves precisely in the flow.
  -- Deng Ming-Dao...
• Whatever it may be, we should, through introspection, search out what we lack and then work toward fulfilling it.
  -- Deng Ming-Dao...
• Although it is tempting to resent disaster, there is not much use in doing so.
  .. Whether we remain ash or become the phoenix is up to us. -- Deng Ming-Dao...
• Manure is an excellent way to feed plants. The same is true of misfortune, failures, and disappointments of life.
  If we understand the importance of manure, we understand that nothing is truly wasted....
• We should not randomly gather information; rather, we should try to order it into a comprehensive whole, thereby compounding our abilities to our own advantage.
  -- Deng Ming-Dao...