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  • Barbara W. Tuchman When truth and reason cannot be heard, then must presumption rule.
    A Distant Mirror Admiral Jean de Vienne, quoted on p. 559
    Barbara W. Tuchman
    American historian (1912 - 1989)
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  • Audre Lorde When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
    The Black Unicorn: Poems (1995) 25
    Audre Lorde
    American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil (1934 - 1992)
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  • John Calvin Wherever we find the Word of God surely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to the institution of Christ, there, it is not to be doubted, is a church of God.
    John Calvin
    French theologian, pastor and reformer (1509 - 1564)
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  • Groucho Marx Women should be obscene and not heard.
    Groucho Marx
    American comic actor (1890 - 1977)
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  • Barry McGee Work done illegally outdoors or without permission feels like pure freedom to me. I understand how it can upset many in our society, but in the bigger picture, it is ultimately about freedom. We are living in a time where public space has become a commodity for corporations to control and dictate what is seen and heard.
    Barry McGee
    American artist
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  • Billy Gardell Yeah, I've done Jim Breuer's radio show a couple times, and I heard from Larry the Cable Guy when I got 'Mike & Molly,' wishing me congratulations. I'm always the last one to the party, man. But that's okay. I got there.
    Billy Gardell
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1969 - )
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  • Oscar Wilde Yet each man kills the thing he loves
    By each let this be heard.
    Some do it with a bitter look,
    Some with a flattering word.
    The coward does it with a kiss,
    The brave man with a sword!
    The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1897)
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Carl Honore You may have heard of the Slow Movement, which challenges the canard that faster is always better. You don't have to ditch your career, toss the iPhone, or join a commune to take part. Living 'Slow' just means doing everything at the right speed - quickly, slowly, or at whatever pace delivers the best results.
    Carl Honore
    Canadian journalist (1967 - )
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  • Jane Austen You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.
    Jane Austen
    English writer (1775 - 1817)
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  • Aristophanes You should not decide until you have heard what both have to say.
    Aristophanes
    Ancient Greek comic playwright (446 - 386)
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  • B. B. King You've heard me call myself a bluesman and a blues singer. I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man. Well, that's because there's been so many can do it better'n I can, play the blues better'n me. I think a lot of them have told me things, taught me things.
    B. B. King
    American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (1925 - 2015)
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  • Carl Honore Your best ideas, those eureka moments that turn the world upside down, seldom come when you're juggling emails, rushing to meet the 5 P.M. deadline or straining to make your voice heard in a high-stress meeting. They come when you're walking the dog, soaking in the bath or swinging in a hammock.
    Carl Honore
    Canadian journalist (1967 - )
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  • Dale Carnegie Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.
    Dale Carnegie
    American writer and lecturer (1888 - 1955)
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  • Adam Clarke Matthew being a constant attendant on our Lord, his history is an account of what he saw and heard; and, being influenced by the Holy Spirit, his history is entitled to the utmost degree of credibility.
    Adam Clarke
    British Methodist theologian (1760 - 1832)
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  • Thomas Fuller Poor men's reasons are not heard.
    Thomas Fuller
    English preacher and writer (1608 - 1661)
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  • Simone Weil The afflicted are not listened to. They are like someone whose tongue has been cut out and who occasionally forgets the fact. When they move their lips no ear perceives any sound. And they themselves soon sink into impotence in the use of language, because of the certainty of not being heard.
    Simone Weil
    French philosopher (1909 - 1943)
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  • Elias Canetti When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about.
    Elias Canetti
    Austrian novelist and philosopher (1905 - 1994)
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