Quotes 801 till 820 of 985.
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They were born, they suffered, they died; yet it is a great tale!
Chance (1913) -
Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.
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This is the month, and this the happy morn, wherein the Son of heaven's eternal King, of wedded Maid and Virgin Mother born, our great redemption from above did bring.
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This world of imagination is fancy-free and violently opposed to common sense.
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Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
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Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, the chief glory of man.
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Thus will the fondest dream of Phallic science be realized: a pristine new planet populated entirely by little boy clones of great scientific entrepreneurs free to smash atoms, accelerate particles, or, if they are so moved, build pyramids - without any social relevance or human responsibility at all.
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Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.
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Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.
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To be born woman is to know - although they do not speak of it at school - women must labor to be beautiful.
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To be entirely free, and at the same time entirely dominated by law, is the eternal paradox of human life that we realise at every moment.
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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.
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To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.
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To become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.
Assata: An Autobiography (1987) -
To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away.
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To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (2013) 108 -
To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed.
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To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. Get the knack of getting people to help you and also pitch in yourself. A little money helps, but what really gets it right is to never - I repeat - never under any conditions face the facts.
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To get profit without risk, experience without danger, and reward without work, is as impossible as it is to live without being born.
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