Quotes 2601 till 2620 of 3762.
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The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.
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The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him.
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The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little - or it will seem that his satire springs rather from his own caustic nature than from the sins of the world in which he lives.
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The schizophrenic has no sense of humor. His world is a constantly daunting, unfriendly place.
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The scientific perspective of the world, especially the living world, inexorably impresses on us a dynamic picture of the world of entities and structures involved in continuous and incessant change and in process without ceasing.
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The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and Truth without any mixture of error for their matter.
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The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The fact is security can only be achieved through constant change, adapting old ideas that have outlived their usefulness to current facts.
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The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes about the world and their place in it.
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The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.
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The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way.
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The secret of how to live without resentment or embarrassment in a world in which I was different from everyone else. was to be indifferent to that difference.
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The secret to living in the rush of the world with a minimum of pain is to get as many people as possible to string along with your delusions.
Source: The Human Stain (2000) -
The Senate needs to protect the interests of the American people and the world community, not provide political cover to President Bush. It's not enough to call Saddam Hussein evil incarnate.
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The short bloom of our brief and narrow life flies far away. While we are calling for flowers and wine and woman, old age is upon us.
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The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.
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The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.
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The silent influence of books, is a mighty power in the world; and there is a joy in reading them known only to those who read them with desire and enthusiasm. Silent, passive, and noiseless though they be, they yet set in action countless multitudes, and change the order of nations.
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The silver medals I won in Salt Lake City didn't give me anything. Last year I set myself the goal of winning the World Cup and lining up a long series of wins. It was my private challenge.
Source: Interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, 16 Feb. 2006 [1] -
The silver-leaved birch retains in its old age a soft bark; there are some such men.
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