Quotes with regions

  • We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation.

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  • Angela Merkel Above all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity in Europe if we belong to the most innovative regions in the world.
    Angela Merkel
    German politician and chancellor (1954 - )
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  • Edwin P. Whipple An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.
    Edwin P. Whipple
    American essay writer (1819 - 1886)
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  • Jean Paul As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity.
    Jean Paul
    German poet (ps. by Johann P.F. Richter) (1763 - 1825)
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  • Ban Ki-moon Climate change, in some regions, has aggravated conflict over scarce land, and could well trigger large-scale migration in the decades ahead. And rising sea levels put at risk the very survival of all small island states. These and other implications for peace and security have implications for the United Nations itself.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Blake Farenthold Human trafficking robs victims of their basic human rights, and it occurs right under our noses. Many efforts have been focused in other regions of the world, but this is a major problem here at home.
    Blake Farenthold
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Herodotus In soft regions are born soft men.
    Herodotus
    Greek historian (484 - 425)
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  • Alcee Hastings Mr. Speaker, I am deeply concerned that many regions of this world are suffering from the effects of armed conflicts with religious aspects. I believe that the differences of faith are not the real reason for these conflicts.
    Alcee Hastings
    American politician (1936 - )
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  • Christian Nevell Bovee The highest virtue found in the tropics is chastity, and in the colder regions, temperance.
    Christian Nevell Bovee
    American writer
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  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like that in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
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  • Alexander Herzen We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation.
    Alexander Herzen
    Russian journalist and political thinker (1812 - 1870)
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  • Salvador Dali What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdad's of his dreams to rise from the dust.
    Salvador Dali
    Spanish painter (1904 - 1989)
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  • Adolf Hitler Words build bridges into unexplored regions.
    Adolf Hitler
    German politician (1889 - 1945)
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  • Marguerite Duras Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn't comfort man. On the contrary, it encourages him in his folly, it transports him to the supreme regions where he is master of his own destiny.
    Marguerite Duras
    French author and filmmaker (1914 - 1996)
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