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  • Bertrand Russell Our instinctive emotions are those that we have inherited from a much more dangerous world, and contain, therefore, a larger portion of fear than they should.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Henry David Thoreau Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Ryszard Kapuscinski Our job is like a baker's work - his rolls are tasty as long as they're fresh; after two days they're stale; after a week, they're covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out.
    Ryszard Kapuscinski
    Polish foreign correspondent and journalist (1932 - 2007)
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  • Anais Nin Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought into connection with action. They must be woven together.
    Anais Nin
    French-born American Novelist, Dancer (1903 - 1977)
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  • E. M. Forster Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.
    E. M. Forster
    English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist (1879 - 1970)
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  • J. G. Ballard Our lives today are not conducted in linear terms. They are much more quantified; a stream of random events is taking place.
    J. G. Ballard
    British author (1930 - 2009)
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  • Thomas Merton Our minds are like crows. They pick up everything that glitters.
    Thomas Merton
    American religeous writer, poet (1915 - 1968)
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  • John Quinton Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites.
    John Quinton
    British navigator and pilot (1921 - 1951)
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  • Samuel Johnson Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Bill Lipinski Our nation's infrastructure needs are tremendous, and they're growing.
    Bill Lipinski
    American politician (1937 - )
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  • Barry Gibb Our parents came home one day and heard us, and they thought it was the radio, but our grandfather told them it was us.
    Barry Gibb
    British-American musician and singer-songwriter (1946 - )
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  • Alexander Pope Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Seneca Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
    Seneca
    Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright (5 - 65)
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  • Bob Filner Our policy for the last many years has been to deter the Chinese government in Beijing from ever coming into the position where they thought they had enough leverage over the U.S. to cross the Straits of Taiwan.
    Bob Filner
    American politician (1942 - )
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  • Beeban Kidron Our politicians don't say anything anymore: they just refute and assert.
    Beeban Kidron
    British filmmaker (1961 - )
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  • Sir William Temple Our present time is indeed a criticizing and critical time, hovering between the wish, and the inability to believe. Our complaints are like arrows shot up into the air at no target: and with no purpose they only fall back upon our own heads and destroy ourselves.
    Sir William Temple
    British Diplomat, Essayist (1628 - 1699)
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  • John F. Kennedy Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Benito Mussolini Our program is simple: we wish to govern Italy. They ask us for programs but there are already too many. It is not programs that are wanting for the salvation of Italy but men and will power.
    Benito Mussolini
    Italian journalist, politician and dictator (1883 - 1945)
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  • Will Rogers Our public men are speaking every day on something, but they ain't saying anything.
    Will Rogers
    American actor and humorist (1879 - 1935)
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  • Bill Condon Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most complicated thing we all face.
    Bill Condon
    American director and screenwriter (1955 - )
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