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In proportion as we endeavor to live according to the guidance of reason, shall we strive as much as possible to depend… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Till society is very differently constituted, parents, I fear, will still insist on being obeyed because they will be obeyed, and constantly… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Copy Share Image
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The social designs that are proposed in [The Venus Project] merely provide the opportunity for individuals to develop their fullest potential in… — Jacque Fresco Copy Share Image
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In fact it is essential that we strengthen efforts to learn from each other, and stop considering public health in the third… — Ruth Simmons Copy Share Image
The key to becoming world-class in your endeavors is to build your performance around world-class routines. It can be difficult, even futile,… — Darren Hardy Copy Share Image
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I've always been altering clothing my entire life. But I would have to say my first real amateur endeavor would have to… — Ashley Purdy Copy Share Image
We endeavor more that men should speak of us, than how and what they speak, and it sufficeth us that our name… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
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