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Edith Hamilton: The fullness of...

Edith Hamilton: The fullness of...

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

Source: The Great Age of Greek...

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Kingsley Amis: He resolved, having...

Kingsley Amis: He resolved, having...

He resolved, having done it once, never to move his eyeballs again.

Source: On...

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Pope John Paul II: [Young people are]...

Pope John Paul II: [Young people are]...

[Young people are] threatened . . . by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural inclination...

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Georges Jacques Danton: In revolutions authority...

Georges Jacques Danton: In revolutions authority...

In revolutions authority remains with the greatest scoundrels.

Source: In Peter's...

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In order to...

In order to...

In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought...

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Paule Marshall: My very first...

Paule Marshall: My very first...

My very first lessons in the art of telling stories took place in the kitchen . . . my mother and three or four of her...

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Georges Jacques Danton: Thou wilt show...

Georges Jacques Danton: Thou wilt show...

Thou wilt show my head to the people: it is worth showing.

Source: Said as he...

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Ann (and Jane) Taylor: One ugly trick...

Ann (and Jane) Taylor: One ugly trick...

One ugly trick has often spoiled
The sweetest and the best;
Matilda, though a pleasant child,
One ugly trick...

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George Orwell: Who controls the...

George Orwell: Who controls the...

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

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Gaston Bachelard: One must always...

Gaston Bachelard: One must always...

One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. To remain in touch with...

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V S Naipaul: To read a...

V S Naipaul: To read a...

To read a newspaper for the first time is like coming into a film that has been on for an hour. Newspapers are like...

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Louise Erdrich: I think a...

Louise Erdrich: I think a...

I think a title is like a magnet. It begins to draw these scraps of experience or conversation or memory to it....

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Raoul Vaneigem: In the kingdom...

Raoul Vaneigem: In the kingdom...

In the kingdom of consumption the citizen is king. A democratic monarchy: equality before consumption, fraternity in...

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Grace Speare: Welcome every problem...

Grace Speare: Welcome every problem...

Welcome every problem as an opportunity. Each moment is the great challenge, the best thing that ever happened to you...

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Hell is paved...

Hell is paved...

Hell is paved with good intentions.

Source: From a collection of quotations found...

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John Fletcher: There 's naught...

John Fletcher: There 's naught...

There 's naught in this life sweet,
If man were wise to see 't,
But only melancholy;
O sweetest...

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Joseph Heller: I don't believe...

Joseph Heller: I don't believe...

I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.

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Harper Lee: You never really...

Harper Lee: You never really...

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

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John Fletcher: Drink to-day, and...

John Fletcher: Drink to-day, and...

Drink to-day, and drown all sorrow;
You shall perhaps not do 't to-morrow.


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Samuel Smiles: Man cannot aspire...

Samuel Smiles: Man cannot aspire...

Man cannot aspire if he looks down; if he rises, he must look up.

Source: In The...

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