The ideas of people in general are not raised higher than the roofs of the houses. All their interests extend over the… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
Earth Day gathered up those strands, and dozens more, and knitted them together in the public consciousness as "environmental" issues. The nation… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
I'm not sure what's going on in Britain. I don't know what's going on in London. Because London is no longer an… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
Rays were blazing through the atmosphere of the earth, the horizon became bright orange, gradually passing into all the colors of the… — Yuri Gagarin Copy Share Image
Have the models been successful in predicting anything? They, of course, predict substantial global warming. This is not surprising given the expressed… — David Douglas Copy Share Image
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The saxophone is so human. Its tendency is to be rowdy, edgy, talk too loud, bump into people, say the wrong words… — Joy Harjo Copy Share Image
Culture is an elevated expression of the inner voice which the different peoples of the Earth have heard in the depths of… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
A life isn't measured in hours or minutes. Its the quality not the length. All things considered I've been luckier than most.… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
There is on the earth no institution which Friendship has established; it is not taught by any religion; no scripture contains itsmaxims.… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
We are not to suppose, that there is any violent exertion of power, such as is required in order to produce a… — James Hutton Copy Share Image
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Once I spent a whole day there, a blade of grass in each hand to anchor me to the warm earth. I… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
Life, on this Earth may be likened to a great Kaleidoscope before which the scenes and facts and material substances are ever… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
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The Americans, who are the most efficient people on the earth, have carried [phrase-making] to such a height of perfection and have… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
The average man is what his environment and his superstitions have made him; and their function is to make him an ass.… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
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Some anti-Americanism derives simply from our being a colossus that bestrides the earth. But much anti-Americanism derives from the role U.S. political,… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
The dead spacecraft in orbit have become a permanent fixture around our planet, not unlike the rings of Saturn. They will be… — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
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The History of our Revolution will be one continued Lye from one End to the other. The Essence of the whole will… — John Adams Copy Share Image
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Brothers and sisters, good evening. You all know that the duty of the conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
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In life, one is entitled to a side dish of either coleslaw or potato salad, and the choice must be made in… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
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How wonderful it is that we believe in modern revelation. I cannot get over the feeling that if revelation were needed anciently,… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
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The purpose of our journey on this precious Earth is now to align our personalities with our souls and the souls of… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
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