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Satya Sai Baba (1926-2001)

Satya Sai Baba (1926-2001)

Śri Sathya Sai Baba (born as Sathyanarayana Raju (23 November 1926 – 24 April 2011) was an Indian guru, spiritual figure, mystic, philanthropist and educator. He claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi who was considered a spiritual saint and a miracle worker, whose teachings were an eclectic blend of Hindu and Muslim beliefs, and who died in 1918.

The materializations of vibhuti (holy ash) and other small objects such as rings, necklaces and watches by Sathya Sai Baba were a source of both fame and controversy; devotees considered them signs of divinity, while skeptics viewed them as simple conjuring tricks.

Photos of Sathya Sai Baba are displayed in millions of homes and on car dashboards. Lockets bearing his photo are worn by many as a symbol of good fortune and are often kept in wallets for spiritual protection. Sai Baba had ashrams in 126 countries and also ran a network of hospitals, clinics and schools that were often free.

Quotes·Quotations by Satya Sai Baba

Humility

¶ People say "I want peace." If you remove I {ego}, and your want {desire}, you are left with peace.

Sarah Blake (Supernatural)

Sarah Blake from Supernatural season 1 episode 12 (2006)

Sarah Blake is the daughter of an art gallery owner. She helped Dean and Sam destroy the cursed painting, risking her own life in the process - although she believed that she was probably in just as much danger living a 'quiet' life. She was attracted to Sam, a feeling that was reciprocated, but because of the boys' job, they couldn't stay together.

Quotes·Quotations by Taylor Cole

Taylor Cole as Sarah Blake from Supernatural

¶ Look, I'm not saying that I'm not scared, cause I am scared as hell, but I'm not going to run and hide either. (walks towards the door) So, are we going or what? (exits) [Supernatural Season 1 episode 19]

¶ Look, I'm a big girl, Sam. And it's not your job to make decisions for me. There's always a chance of getting hurt... [Supernatural Season 1 episode 19]

¶ And tomorrow I could get hit by a bus, that's what life is! Look, I know losing somebody you love, it's terrible. You shut yourself off, believe me, I know. But when you shut out pain, you shut out everything else, too. [Supernatural Season 1 episode 19]

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http://supernatural.wikia.com/wiki/Sarah_Blake

Sarah Susanka (1957- )

Sarah Susanka (1957- )

Sarah Susanka, FAIA (born March 21, 1957) is an English-born American-based architect, an author of nine best-selling books, and a public speaker. Susanka is the originator of the "Not So Big" philosophy of residential architecture, which aims to "build better, not bigger." Susanka has been credited to have initiated the small house movement.

Quotes·Quotations by Sarah Susanka

Solitude·Self-reliance

¶ The world is not out there—the world is in you.

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Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909)

Sarah Orne Jewett (September 3, 1849 – June 24, 1909) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for her local color works set in or near South Berwick, Maine, on the border of New Hampshire, which in her day was a declining New England seaport.

Quotes·Quotation

Attitude

¶ Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

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Sara Paxton (1988- )

Sara Paxton (1988- )

Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress, model and singer. She grew up in California and began acting at an early age, appearing in many minor roles in both films and television shows, before coming to wider renown in 2004, after playing the title role in the series Darcy's Wild Life and Sarah Borden in Summerland. Paxton has also starred in the films Sleepover, Aquamarine, Return to Halloweentown, Sydney White, Superhero Movie, The Last House on the Left, and Shark Night 3D.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Paxton

Sappho

Sappho

Sappho ( /ˈsæfoʊ/; Attic Greek Σαπφώ [sapːʰɔː], Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω [psapːʰɔː]) was an Ancient Greek poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Later Greeks included her in the list of nine lyric poets. Her birth was sometime between 630 and 612 BC, and it is said that she died around 570 BC, but little is known for certain about her life. The bulk of her poetry, which was well-known and greatly admired throughout antiquity, has been lost, but her immense reputation has endured through surviving fragments.

Quotes·Quotation

Beauty

¶ What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon also be beautiful.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho

Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974)

Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974)

Samuel Goldwyn (c. July 1879 – January 31, 1974) was an American film producer. He was most notably well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood.

Quotes·Quotations by Samuel Goldwyn

Writing·Reading

¶ I read part of it all the way through.

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Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

Samuel Butler (4 or 5 December 1835 – 18 June 1902) was an iconoclastic Victorian author who published a variety of works. Two of his most famous pieces are the Utopian satire Erewhon and a semi-autobiographical novel published posthumously, The Way of All Flesh. He is also known for examining Christian orthodoxy, substantive studies of evolutionary thought, studies of Italian art, and works of literary history and criticism. Butler also made prose translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey which remain in use to this day.

Quotes·Quotation

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept. [Friend·Friendship]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Butler_(novelist)

Sam Walton (1918-1992)

Sam Walton (1918-1992)

Samuel Moore "Sam" Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was a businessman and entrepreneur born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club.

Quotes·Quotation

Advice

¶ Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction. But be prepared for a lot of folks to wave you down and tell you you’re headed the wrong way. I guess in all my years, what I heard more often than anything was: a town of less than 50,000 populations cannot support a discount store for very long.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Walton

Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon)

Sam Spade from The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Quotes·Quotation by Sam Spade

Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade from The Maltese Falcon (1941)

¶ The, uh, stuff that dreams are made of.

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