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Jeanne-Marie Roland: A fondness for...

Jeanne-Marie Roland: A fondness for...

A fondness for satire indicates a mind pleased with irritating others; for myself, I never could find amusement in...

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Stokely Carmichael: There is a...

Stokely Carmichael: There is a...

There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

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Dorothy Day: We have all...

Dorothy Day: We have all...

We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with...

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Francis Bacon: Some books are...

Francis Bacon: Some books are...

Some books are to be tasted; others swallowed; and some to be chewed and digested.

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Zoroaster: Thou shouldst not...

Zoroaster: Thou shouldst not...

Thou shouldst not become presumptuous through much treasure and wealth; for in the end it is necessary for thee to...

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Bertolt Brecht: Don't be afraid...

Bertolt Brecht: Don't be afraid...

Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

Source: Pelagea Vlasova, in...

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J B Priestley: When I was...

J B Priestley: When I was...

When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old. I missed...

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John Buchan: Civilization is a...

John Buchan: Civilization is a...

Civilization is a conspiracy. . . . Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up...

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Johannes Kepler: His wisdom is...

Johannes Kepler: His wisdom is...

His wisdom is infinite; that of which we are ignorant is contained in Him, as well as the little that we...

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John Burroughs: I have discovered...

John Burroughs: I have discovered...

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something...

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Vannevar Bush: The scene changes...

Vannevar Bush: The scene changes...

The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist.

Source: In The...

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Alexander Calder: If you can...

Alexander Calder: If you can...

If you can imagine a thing, conjure it up in space then you can make it . . . The universe is real but you can't see...

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Pearl Buck: When hope is...

Pearl Buck: When hope is...

When hope is taken away from the people moral degeneration follows swiftly after.

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Pearl Buck: Life without idealism...

Pearl Buck: Life without idealism...

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just have hope or starve to death.

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Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of...

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Agatha Christie: I don't think...

Agatha Christie: I don't think...

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention -- invention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also...

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Agatha Christie: I like living....

Agatha Christie: I like living....

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I...

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E L Doctorow: Writing is a...

E L Doctorow: Writing is a...

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Source: In Writers at Work,...

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Charles Evans Hughes: Publicity is a...

Charles Evans Hughes: Publicity is a...

Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public...

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: If you know...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: If you know...

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred...

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