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The setting sun burned the sky pink and orange in the same bright hues as surfers' bathing suits. It was beautiful deception,… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
Civilization, in fact, grows more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There will come a moment when the most urgent threats posed by the credit crisis have eased and the larger task before… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
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It tore my heart out, because I heard his voice. The wolves sang slowly behind him, bittersweet harmony, but all I heard… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
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Honestly, I cannot understand what people mean when they talk about the freedom of the human will. I have a feeling, for… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
For dash and gallantry the bloodthirsty Scots, Australians and Canadians led the way, with the impetuous Irish close behind. The Australian to… — Adrian Carton de Wiart Copy Share Image
Most of us hide behind egocentric biases that generate the illusion that we are special. These self-serving protective shields allow us to… — Philip Zimbardo Copy Share Image
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It is fair to say, Bernie Sanders, that in your definition, as you being the self-proclaimed gatekeeper for progressivism, I don't know… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
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Number, as it were, lies behind the psychic realm as a dynamic ordering principle, the primal element of which Jung called spirit.… — Marie-Louise von Franz Copy Share Image
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