Whoever has overthrown an existing law of custom has always first been accounted a bad man: but when, as did happen, the… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
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John Kerry fell off of his bicycle over the weekend. He went for a Sunday afternoon ride, fell off in front of… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
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Our prayers at this time are prompted by the fact that the Governor of Illinois today is signing into Illinois law the… — Thomas J. Paprocki Copy Share Image
Although [in 1937] we might still hope to prevent the divisions of Europe into Fascist and anti-Fascist camps, our real affinities and… — Anthony Eden Copy Share Image
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The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact. The old myth of the Dying God, without ceasing to… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
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The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become. It’s just… — Ed Sheeran Copy Share Image
It is the fault of the United States that these terrible people, these insurgents and terrorists are out there. They are the… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
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The Declaration of Independence dogmatically bases all rights on the fact that God created all men equal; and it is right; for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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First you destroy those who create values. Then you destroy those who know what the values are, and who also know that… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
The immediate future of man lies in the imagination and in seeking the dimension where the imagination can be expressed. The present… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
I found that life intruding on writing was, in fact, life. And that, tempting as it may be for a writer who… — Sarah Ruhl Copy Share Image
The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways.… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Every barrel of oil that we produce around the world benefits Americans because it keeps prices down. We can talk more later… — John S. Watson Copy Share Image
This election [2016] will determine whether America is a free nation or whether we have only the illusion of democracy, but are… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
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Luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared Bond saw luck as a woman, to be softly wooed… — Ian Fleming Copy Share Image
Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The… — Garry Wills Copy Share Image
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is the only workable explanation that has ever been proposed for the remarkable fact of… — John Maynard Smith Copy Share Image
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Man is used to the fact that there are languages which he does not at first understand and which must be learned,… — Edward T. Hall Copy Share Image
Realism as a foreign policy doctrine means basically you don't care about values; you consider them a luxury, and it leads to… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
But that's not enough: To maintain energy security, one needs a supply system that provides a buffer against shocks. It needs large,… — Daniel Yergin Copy Share Image
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that pathetic short-cut suggested by Nature the supreme joker as a remedy for our loneliness, that ephemeral communion which we persuade ourselves… — Vita Sackville-West Copy Share Image
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