You must know the story of how the race of ancient days reached the stars, and how they bargained away all the… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
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Well you know, the comic strip [Doctor Strange]... yeah, was an Asian man, in fact, a very ancient Tibetan man living on… — Tilda Swinton Copy Share Image
I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network. At 27 I helped save the last… — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
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I love monsters, I love creatures, I love beings, I love aliens. That's more supernatural and more the stuff of fairy tales.… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
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war with poison and chemicals was not so rare in the ancient world ... An astounding panoply of toxic substances, venomous creatures,… — Adrienne Mayor Copy Share Image
There is no insurmountable solitude. All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are. And we must… — Pablo Neruda Copy Share Image
I mean, even in terms of the Marvel universe, this [Ancient One character] is going on a side street into a major… — Tilda Swinton Copy Share Image
Fourth, we will continue providing humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who have been displaced by this terrorist organization. This includes Sunni and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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Sacred scripture is of course the basic authority for everything; yet I sometimes run across ancient sayings or pagan writings - even… — Desiderius Erasmus Copy Share Image
[Comedies], in the ancient world, were regarded as of a higher rank than tragedy, of a deeper truth, of a more difficult… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Bend words. Stretch them, squash them, mash them up, fold them. Turn them over or swing them upside down. Make up new… — Kyo Maclear Copy Share Image
Obviously, therefore, we must be able to transcribe what is in us into our mental and objective consciousness, by establishing a relationship… — R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz Copy Share Image
... the embryological record, as it is usually presented to us, is both imperfect and misleading. It may be compared to an… — Francis Maitland Balfour Copy Share Image
It is not possible, for a poet, writing in any language, to protect himself from the tragic elements in human life… [ellipsis… — Louise Bogan Copy Share Image
I would tell you that for me the sanctity of life proceeds out of the belief that ancient principle that - where… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
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the underlying struggle - between worlds of plenty and worlds of want; between the modern and the ancient; between those who embrace… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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![“[On the ancient Venus figurines:] If the central religious figure was a woman giving birth and not, as in our time, a man dying on a cross, it would not be unreasonable to infer that life and the love of life - rather than death and the fear of death - were dominant in society as well as art.” quote by Riane Eisler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/riane-eisler-10808_ancient_on-the-ancient-venus-figurines-if-the-ce_3192663.jpg)
![“Well you know, the comic strip [Doctor Strange]... yeah, was an Asian man, in fact, a very ancient Tibetan man living on the top of a mountain. The film script that I was given wasn't an Asian man, so I wasn't asked to play an Asian man - I was asked to play an ancient Celtic person.” quote by Tilda Swinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ac/tilda-swinton-4434_ancient_well-you-know-the-comic-strip-doctor-str_814104.png)
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![“I mean, even in terms of the Marvel universe, this [Ancient One character] is going on a side street into a major piazza that Marvel hasn't even been to before, because it's all about creation and not so much about destruction and forestalling destruction, it's about your mind.” quote by Tilda Swinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/tilda-swinton-4434_ancient_i-mean-even-in-terms-of-the-marvel-unive_2975141.png)
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