Quotes 821 till 840 of 11267.
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A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
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A misery is not to be measure from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer.
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A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.
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A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night and away.
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A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station, not the factory. It concentrates its energy on infiltrating and changing the image system.
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A modern writer likens coquettes to those hunters who do not eat the game which they have successfully pursued.
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A moral, sensible, and wellbred man, I will not affront me, and no other can.
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A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must of necessity feel all of the affects that he hopes to arouse in his audience, for the revealing of his own humour will stimulate a like humour in the listener.
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A nation is not conquered which is perpetually to be conquered.
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A nation is not in danger of financial disaster merely because it owes itself money.
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
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A new disease? I know not, new or old, but it may well be called poor mortals plague for, like a pestilence, it doth infect the houses of the brain till not a thought, or motion, in the mind, be free from the black poison of suspect.
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A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
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A news organization has a much different responsibility. I might not be telling you the whole story. I might not be telling you a story in a manner that is properly sophisticated.
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A novel that does not uncover a hitherto unknown segment of existence is immoral. Knowledge is the novel's only morality.
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A novelist should not be too intelligent either, although... he may be permitted to be an intellectual.
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A number of bloggers in economics and the financial sector have risen to prominence through the sheer strength of their work. Note it was not their family connections nor ties to Ivy League schools or elite banks, but rather the strength of their research, analysis and writing.
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A one-night-stander is someone who does not dare to explore the full potential of a relationship, just like a child who is afraid to go to the deep part of the pool. The latter does not want to learn how to swim, the former does not want to learn how to live.
Zire Notes May 2004 December 2006
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