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400 MUTIARA BERHARGA (Inspiratif, Inovatif, Informatif)

Tony Tedjo Albert Einstein Arnold Schwarzenegger Benny Hinn Billy Graham Ciputra Deng Xiao Ping Edward de Bono Henry Ford Indiyati Oetomo Jakoeb Ezra Jacob Nahuway Johann Wolfang Von Goethe Julius Ishak Kahlil Gibran Leonardo da Vinci Mahatma Gandhi Martin Luther Max Lucado Robert Schuller Rubin Adi Abraham Awalter Elias Disney Winston Churchil Yakob Tomatala Zig Ziglar

400 Mutiara Berharga

(Untaian pernyataan berharga lebih dari 250 tokoh)

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DAFTAR ISI Daftar Isi ................................................................................ 5 Kata Pengantar ................................................................. 17

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Abraham Lincoln ................................................................. 19 Adel Bestavros ..................................................................... 20 Albert Einstein ..................................................................... 21 Alexander Graham Bell ...................................................... 22 Alexandre Dumas Pere ...................................................... 22 Alfin Tofler ............................................................................. 22 Amos Jayaratnam ................................................................. 22 Amy Carmmichael ............................................................... 23 Anaxagoras ........................................................................... 23 Anne McCaffrey .................................................................... 23 Anatole France ...................................................................... 23 Arich Fromm ......................................................................... 24 Arnold Schwarzenegger ..................................................... 24 Arnold Bennet ...................................................................... 25 A.W. Tozer ............................................................................. 25 Ayn Rand ............................................................................... 26

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Babe Ruth .............................................................................. 26 Barbara de Angelis ............................................................... 26

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Barnabas Ong ....................................................................... 27 Baruch Spinoza ..................................................................... 27 Benjamin Disraeli ................................................................. 27 Benny Hinn ........................................................................... 28 Beny Santoso ........................................................................ 28 Benyamin Franklin ............................................................... 28 Bertrand Russel .................................................................... 29 Bette Midler ........................................................................... 29 Bill Lawrence ......................................................................... 29 Billy Graham .......................................................................... 30 Bob Marley ............................................................................. 31 Bob Proctor ........................................................................... 31 Bruce Lee ............................................................................... 31 Brian Tracy .............................................................................. 31 Budi Bambang DP ................................................................. 32

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Calvin Coolidge .................................................................... 32 Carl Sagan .............................................................................. 33 Carl Gustav Jung ................................................................... 33 Charles C. Nobel .................................................................. 33 Charles Handy ...................................................................... 34 Charles H. Spurgeon ............................................................ 34 Charles R. Swindoll .............................................................. 34 Chaterine Ponder ................................................................. 35 Cicero ..................................................................................... 35 Ciputra .................................................................................... 35 6

Confusius ................................................................................ 36 Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. ......................................................... 36

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Dale Carniage ........................................................................ 37 David Brinkly ......................................................................... 37 David Stan Jordan ................................................................. 37 D. E. Hoste . ............................................................................ 38 Dedhy Sulistiawan ................................................................. 38 Denis Waitley ........................................................................ 38 Deng Xiao Peng .................................................................... 39 D.G. Kehl ................................................................................ 39 Donna Karan ......................................................................... 40 Duane Hulse .......................................................................... 40

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Edward de Bono ................................................................... 40 Elbert Hubbart ...................................................................... 40 Eleanor Roosevelt ................................................................ 41 Elie Wiesel .............................................................................. 41 Ella Wheeler Wilcox ............................................................ 41 Emily Dickinson .................................................................... 41 Epicuros .................................................................................. 42 Erica Jong ................................................................................ 42 Ernest Hemingway ............................................................... 43

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Fitness First Club .................................................................. 43 Francis Bascon ....................................................................... 43 Francis de la Rochefoucauld .............................................. 44 Frank Lioyd Wright .............................................................. 44 Frank Richards ...................................................................... 44 Fred Smith .............................................................................. 45 Frederick K.C. Price ............................................................. 46

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George Bernard Shaw ......................................................... 46 George C. Marshall .............................................................. 46 George S. Patton . ................................................................. 47 Gerald Jampolsky .................................................................. 47 Gerald Mc Ginnis ................................................................. 47 G.K. Chesterton ................................................................... 48 G.K. Nielson .......................................................................... 48 Gottftied W. van Lubreitz .................................................. 48

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Hannah Arendt ...................................................................... 48 Harry Tanusoedibyo ............................................................. 49 Harvey Penick ....................................................................... 49 Helen Keller ........................................................................... 49 Henri Bergson ....................................................................... 50 Henry Durbaville .................................................................. 50

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Henry Ford ............................................................................ 50 Hendry J. Heinsz ................................................................... 51 Henry Miller .......................................................................... 51 Henry van Dyke .................................................................. 51 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow .......................................... 52 Hillary Swank ......................................................................... 52 Howard G. Hendricks ......................................................... 52 H.W. Morton ......................................................................... 53

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Igor Stravinsky ....................................................................... 53 Indiyati Oetomo ................................................................... 53 Iukuzawa Yukichi ................................................................... 54 Ivan Panin ............................................................................... 54

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Jack Wich ................................................................................ 55 Jackie Kennedy ...................................................................... 55 Jakoep Ezra . ........................................................................... 55 Jacob Gartenhaus ................................................................. 57 Jarot Wijanarko ..................................................................... 58 Jay Adam ................................................................................. 58 Jean de La Fontaine .............................................................. 58 Jennifer Capriati .................................................................... 59 Jennifer Jones ......................................................................... 59 Jimmi Hendrix ....................................................................... 59 Jim Rohn ................................................................................. 59 9

Joe Batter ............................................................................... 60 Joel Miller ............................................................................... 60 Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe ............................................. 61 John Beeker ........................................................................... 61 John Bunyan ........................................................................... 61 John C. Maxwell .................................................................... 62 John Lennon ........................................................................... 62 John Wooden ......................................................................... 63 John F. Kennedy ..................................................................... 63 John Hagee ............................................................................. 64 John Henry Newman ........................................................... 64 John Newton ......................................................................... 64 John R. Mott ........................................................................... 65 Jonathan Prawira ................................................................... 65 Jonathan Swift......................................................................... 65 J.P. Morgan ............................................................................. 65 J. Paul Getty, Jr. ...................................................................... 66 Joseph Addison ...................................................................... 66 J.R.R. Tolkien ........................................................................... 66 Julia Cameron ........................................................................ 66 Julia Roberts .......................................................................... 67 Julius Ishak Abraham ............................................................ 67

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Kahlil Gibran .......................................................................... 68 K.A.M. Jusuf Roni .................................................................. 69 Ken Bates ............................................................................... 69 10

Ken Blantchard ...................................................................... 70 Keri Russel ............................................................................. 70 Kevin Turner . ......................................................................... 70 Ki Hajar Dewantara ............................................................. 71 Kurt Zadek Lewin ................................................................ 71

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Lao-tzu .................................................................................... 71 Lawrence G. Lovasik ............................................................ 72 Lee Lacocca ........................................................................... 72 Leonardo da Vinci ................................................................. 73 Li Ka Shing . ............................................................................ 73 Louis Nizer ............................................................................ 73 Lukas ....................................................................................... 74 Lynne Franks .......................................................................... 74

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Mahatma Gandhi ................................................................... 74 Malcohn S Forbes ................................................................. 75 Mandaliem Lembong ............................................................ 75 Mao Tzu Zhong ..................................................................... 76 Marcus Tullius Cicero ........................................................... 76 Margaret Chase Smith ......................................................... 76 Marge Piercy .......................................................................... 77 Mark Twon .............................................................................. 77 Marilyn vos Savant ................................................................ 77 Martin Luther ........................................................................ 77 11

Martin Luther King Jr. ......................................................... 78 Mary Anne Evans “George Elliot� ..................................... 78 Max Lucado ........................................................................... 78 Michelangelo .......................................................................... 79 Michael Porter ...................................................................... 79 Mignon McLaughlin .............................................................. 80 Mother Theresa .................................................................... 80 M. Scott Peck ......................................................................... 81 Mukesh Ambani ..................................................................... 81

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Nadine Chandrawinata ........................................................ 82 Naguib Mahfouz .................................................................... 82 Napoleon Bonaparte ........................................................... 82 Napoleon Hill ........................................................................ 83 Nelson Mandela .................................................................... 83 Norman Vincent Peale ......................................................... 84

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Og Mandino ........................................................................... 84 Oliver Goldsmith .................................................................. 85 Oprah Winfrey ...................................................................... 85 Orison Swett Marden .......................................................... 85 Oscar Wilde ........................................................................... 86

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Pat Williams ........................................................................... 86 Patricia Alexander ................................................................ 86 Patricia King ........................................................................... 87 Paul G. Caram ....................................................................... 87 Paulo Coelho ......................................................................... 87 Paul Valery .............................................................................. 88 Paulus Bambang Santoso ..................................................... 88 Pengky Andu .......................................................................... 88 Peter F. Drucker .................................................................... 89 Phil Cooke ............................................................................. 89 Phil Pringkle ........................................................................... 90 Plato . ....................................................................................... 90

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Ralph Nader .......................................................................... 90 Ralph Waldo Emerson ......................................................... 91 Ravi Zacharias ....................................................................... 91 Ray Kroc ................................................................................. 91 Reinhold Niebuhr ................................................................. 92 Richard Halverson ................................................................ 92 Rick Warren ........................................................................... 92 Robert Clinton ...................................................................... 94 Robert J. Ringer Jr. ............................................................... 94 Robert Kiyosaki .................................................................... 94 Robert Schuller ..................................................................... 95 Ross Perot .............................................................................. 95 13

R.T. Kendall ............................................................................. 95 Rubin Adi Abraham .............................................................. 96 Rupert Murdoch ................................................................... 97 Russel H. Ewing ..................................................................... 97 R.W. Emerson ........................................................................ 97

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Salomo .................................................................................... 98 Sam Walton ............................................................................ 98 Samuel H. Tirtamiharja ........................................................ 98 Sarah Caldwell ....................................................................... 99 Sasha Azevedo ....................................................................... 99 Saul Alinsky ............................................................................ 99 Seneca ..................................................................................... 99 Sir Arthur C. Clarke ...........................................................100 Socrates ................................................................................100 Sophocles .............................................................................100 Spenser Johnson .................................................................100 Stephen R. Covey ...............................................................101 Sun Tzu . ................................................................................101 Suze Orman .........................................................................101

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T.D. Jakes ...............................................................................102 Theodore Rosevelt ............................................................102 Thomas Alfa Edison ............................................................102 Thomas A. Kempis ..............................................................103 14

Thomas Carlyle ...................................................................103 Tom Krause .........................................................................103 Thomas Fuller .....................................................................104 Thurcydides .........................................................................104 Tommy Smith .......................................................................104 Tony Blair .............................................................................105 Tony Buzan ...........................................................................105 Tony Tedjo ............................................................................105 Truman ..................................................................................107

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Vance Havner ......................................................................108 Vince Lombardi ...................................................................108 Virginia Woolf ......................................................................108 Voltaire ..................................................................................109 V. Raymond Edman .............................................................109

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Warren Buffer .....................................................................109 Walter Elies Disney ............................................................110 Wayne Dyer . .......................................................................110 W.D. Hoard ..........................................................................110 William Arthur Ward .........................................................111 William Blake .......................................................................111 William James ......................................................................111 Willa Cather ........................................................................112 William Penn .......................................................................112 15

William Arthur Ward .........................................................113 Winston Churchill ..............................................................113

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Yakob Tomatala ....................................................................114 Yeremia .................................................................................115 Yesaya ....................................................................................115 Yesus Kristus .......................................................................115

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Zig Ziglar ..............................................................................116 Anonim .................................................................................117 Profil Penulis .................................................................... 123

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KATA PENGANTAR Sebuah mutiara, betapapun kecil bentuknya, namun sangat bernilai harganya. Pernyataan-pernyataan singkat dari para tokoh yang memotivasi diibaratkan seperti mutiara. Meski hanya satu atau dua kalimat saja, namun perkataan tersebut dapat mempengaruhi kehidupan orang banyak. . alam buku 400 Mutiara Berharga ini berisi pernyataan-penyataan D singkat yang berharga lebih dari 250 orang tokoh lebih yang memberikan inspirasi, inovasi, dan informasi bagi setiap pembaca. Tokohtokoh yang ditampilkan di sini dari berbagai kalangan dan profesi, seperti: Aktris, penulis, dramawan, ilmuwan, dosen, seniman, filsuf, pendeta, teolog, milyuner, aktor laga, gubernur, pelatih basket, jendral perang, novelis, perdana mentri, presiden dan Guru Agung. Berbagai latar belakang dan bidang pekerjaan mereka semakin memperkaya pola berpikir dan sikap kita untuk melangkah maju menjalani hidup ini. Ungkapan-ungkapan mereka mampu menggugah dan mengubah beberapa prinsip yang keliru atau kurang baik, sehingga menjadi lebih baik lagi. . arapan kami, semoga melalui buku tipis ini dapat menggugah nalar H Anda terhadap suatu persoalan hidup. Selamat menemukan mutiara berharga dari buku ini.

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Penulis

400 MUTIARA BERHARGA A

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FAbraham Lincolnf ( Presiden AS ke-16 )

The Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good form the Savior of the world is communicated to us through this book.

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“Alkitab adalah pemberian Allah terbaik yang tidak bisa diberikan manusia. Semua yang baik dari juruselamat dunia diceritakan melalui buku ini.”

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400 MUTIARA BERHARGA ”Anda tidak akan mampu membangun sebuah karakter dan keberanian seseorang dengan merampas inisiatif dan kebebasannya.” ”Saya memang seorang yang melangkah dengan lambat, tetapi saya tidak akan pernah berjalan mundur ke belakang.” ”Pada akhirnya bukanlah tahun-tahun sepanjang hidupmu yang bermakna, namun hidupmu sepanjang tahun-tahun itu.” ”Saya lebih baik gagal dalam suatu tujuan yang pada akhirnya akan berhasil, daripada berhasil dalam suatu tujuan yang akhirnya akan gagal.” ”Hampir semua orang mampu menanggung kemalangan, tetapi jika Anda ingin menguji karakter seseorang, beri dia kekuasaan.”

FAdel Bestavrosf ( Teolog Mesir )

”Kesabaran menghadapi sesama adalah cinta. Kesabaran menghadapi diri sendiri adalah harapan. Kesabaran menghadapi kehendak Tuhan adalah keimanan.”

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400 MUTIARA BERHARGA

FAlbert Einsteinf ( Ilmuwan )

”Imajinasi itu lebih penting daripada ilmu pengetahuan.” ”Setiap orang gila yang jenius bisa membuat sesuatu lebih besar, lebih kompleks, dan lebih sengit. Dibutuhkan sentuhan jenius dan keberanian untuk melawan arus. Imajinasi lebih penting daripada pengetahuan.” ”Kemapanan dan kesendirian dari ketenangan hidup mampu menstimulasi pikiran kreatif kita.”

”Kelemahan dalam berperilaku berujung pada kelemahan karakter.” ”Jangan berusaha menjadi manusia yang sukses, tetapi jadilah manusia yang mempunyai nilai.” ”Jika anda tidak dapat menjelaskan sesuatu hal secara sederhana, itu artinya anda belum cukup paham.”

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400 MUTIARA BERHARGA

FAlexander Graham Bellf ( Ilmuwan, penemu )

”Ketika satu pintu tertutup, maka pintu lain terbuka. Namun kita seringkali terpaku menyesali pintu yang tertutup itu, hingga tak bisa melihat pintu lain yang terbuka bagi kita.”

FAlexander Dumas Peref ( Sastrawan )

”Semua jenis kebijaksanaan itu berakar pada dua kata, kesabaran dan harapan.”

FAlfin Toflerf

( Ilmuwan ) ”Lebih mudah bicara soal perubahan, ketimbang melakukan perubahan.”

FAmos Jayaratnamf ( Hamba Tuhan )

”Kita tidak akan melihat visi sebelum hidup kita diubah.” ”Tuhan tidak akan memakai kita kalau kita tidak setia.”

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400 MUTIARA BERHARGA

FAmy Carmichaelf ”Anda dapat memberi tanpa kasih. Tetapi Anda tidak dapat mengasihi tanpa memberi.”

FAnaxagorasf ( Filsuf )

”Penampilan fisik hanyalah sekilas dari apa yang sebenarnya tidak terlihat.”

FAnne McCaffreyf ( Novelis fiksi ilmiah )

”Siapa yang mencoba, maka terjadilah.

Siapa yang berkehendak, maka tercapailah.

Dan siapa yang mencinta, maka hiduplah.”

FAnatole Francef ( Penulis )

”Untuk meraih cita-cita besar, kita tak hanya perlu bertindak, juga harus bermimpi; tidak hanya perlu merencanakan, namun harus meyakini.”

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