Quotes 8141 till 8160 of 10591.
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The weather-cock on the church spire, though made of iron, would soon be broken by the storm-wind if it did not understand the noble art of turning to every wind.
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The West has made people too time-conscious, not knowing where they are going but speeding to get there because time is short.
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The white man is not inherently evil, but America's racist society influences him to act evilly. The society has produced and nourishes a psychology which brings out the lowest, most base part of human beings.
Operation Shylock: A Confession (1993) -
The white men despise the Indians, and drive them from their homes. But the Indians are not deceitful. The white men speak bad of the Indian, and look at him spitefully. But the Indian does not tell lies; Indians do not steal. An Indian, who is as bad as the white men, could not live in our nation; he would be put to death, and eat up by the wolves.
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The white people can go wherever they please and they will not be disturbed by us, and I want you to let them know.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (1970) -
The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.
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The whole idea is not to figure out what you should do that will matter, but to make each thing you do reflect the values you want, because we don't know what's going to matter in the future.
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The whole life is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose.
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The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land.
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The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
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The whole point of the game is not to stick with one thing, because when that one thing ends, then what are you going to do? For me, I have movies, '106 & Park,' music, and other things to fall back on.
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The wielders of power did not speak for it, nor did they naturally serve it. Their interest was to use and develop power, no less natural and necessary than liberty but more dangerous.
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Ch. III, POWER AND LIBERTY A THEORY OF POLITICS, p -
The wind of change is blowing through the continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact.
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The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
Barbara Bush: A Memoir -
The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.
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The wireless segment is approximately 50 percent of our business... we believe this is an industry-wide phenomenon and that we are, in fact, maintaining if not gaining market share.
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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.
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The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind any comparisons of his friends. His friendship is capable of going to extremes with many people, evoked as it is by many qualities.
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The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear.
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