Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. ~Louis D. Brandeis
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In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience. ~William Prescott
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Ignorance is never out of style. It was in fashion yesterday, it is the rage today and it will set the pace tomorrow. ~Frank Dane
#quotes #frank-dane #ignorance #fashion

Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a restored relationship with God through that finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. ~Francis Schaeffer
#quotes #francis-schaeffer #christianity

Edgar Allan Poe is considered the great writer of horror stories, perhaps the greatest, I will say the greatest. ~William Friedkin
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I love layers! ~Alexander Wang
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Stories are the best democracy we have. We are allowed to become the other we never dreamed we could be. ~Colum McCann
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The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been okay in my book. ~Michael Scheuer
#quotes #michael-scheuer #prince #osama-bin-laden #united-states

If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him. ~Gautama Buddha
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Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. ~Kenyan proverb
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A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains. ~Hobart Brown
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like. ~George McGovern
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When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. ~African Proverb
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Well, it's always nice to know the fans didn't forget what you did when you played in the NHL. ~Guy Lafleur
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Patience is the only way you can endure the gray periods. ~Teri Hatcher
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The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that, women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. ~Louise Otto-Peters
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Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go. ~Zach Johnson
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Idolatry is permissible in Hinduism when it sub serves an ideal. ~Mahatma Gandhi
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Taoist Proverb
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About medications that are drunk or applied to wounds it is worth learning from everyone; for people do not discover these by reasoning but by chance, and experts not more than laymen. ~Hippocrates
#quotes #hippocrates #medicine

He who fears something gives it power over him. ~Moorish Proverb
#proverbs #moorish-proverbs #fear

I am usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl. ~Hope Davis
#quotes #hope-davis

Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the "Book of Job": Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. ~Anne Lamott
#quotes #anne-lamott #suffering #books

The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences learning, behavior and the very structure of the brain itself. ~Jeffrey Kluger
#quotes #jeffrey-kluger #language