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Even something as complex as the eye has appeared several times; for example, in the squid, the vertebrates, and the arthropods. It's… — Frank B. Salisbury Copy Share Image
Through the potent example of his own life, President Obama enabled us to believe the best about America, and, therefore, about ourselves.… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
The fact that used cars is our largest category is a good example. We would not have sat in a conference room… — Meg Whitman Copy Share Image
I join cordially in admiring and revering the Constitution of the United States, the result of the collected wisdom of our country.… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I learned a lot that night. For example, that part of being the magician's assistant means coming face-to-face with illusion. That invisibility… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
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The teacher always used me as an example to the class of good English and good storytelling because we all had to… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
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In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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We do not have many women leaders in the world. But if you look at the current examples, most of those few… — Dalia Grybauskaite Copy Share Image
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[Shahrazad] had perused the books, annals and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples and instances of by gone men and… — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
There are many examples of old, incorrect theories that stubbornly persisted, sustained only by the prestige of foolish but well-connected scientists. .… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
Who are the people, for example, to whom you go for advice? Not to the hard, practical ones who can tell you… — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
The fact that a belief has a good moral effect upon a man is no evidence whatsoever in favor of its truth.… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
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And if we are to open employment opportunities in this country for members of all races and creeds, then the Federal Government… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
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There's nothing to be gained from passive observance, the simple documenting of conditions, because, at its core, it sets a bad example.… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
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