Arrow-swift the present sweepeth, and motionless forever stands the past. ~Friedrich Schiller
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Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. ~Gaston Bachelard
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Four things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, the neglected opportunity. ~Arabic Proverb
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I am a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. ~Gore Vidal
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It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great. ~Gisele Bundchen
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It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian "wall of separation" between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ~Jon Meacham
#quotes #jon-meacham #religious #christianity #politics #united-states

The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided to.
#quotes #tom-hanks #50s #generation

He often wondered whether it were possible to be more possessed by desire for any other woman. The fact was that they functioned well together, and they had a connection as addictive as heroin. ~Steig Larsson
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I have had a few people recognise me in public. But I wouldn't like everybody to recognise me. I can still walk across the street and not be noticed. ~Bonnie Wright
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Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. ~Dan Brown
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To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance. ~Michelle Wie
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All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth. ~Ted Williams
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. ~Grandma Moses
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I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. ~Jon Scieszka
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Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, but an eternal now, does always last. ~Abraham Cowley
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Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. ~Nnamdi Azikiwe
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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The apparent world, the one which is perceived, with its figures, its brightness, its colors, is a psychical product, a creation of the observer. The figures seen on the vault of heaven are neither the celestial bodies, nor the true clouds or the falling stars, but are only effigies which the observer's psyche has created and localized how and where it can. ~Vasco Ronchi
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Enjoy yourself. It is later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb
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Not to every face is said welcome. ~Arabic Proverb
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Ultimately, you just have one life. You never know unless you try. And you never get anywhere unless you ask. ~Kate Winslet
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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~Plato
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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