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An artist needs to become familiar with that which is most hidden from the self by the self. For this one thing… — Pat Steir Copy Share Image
The ego, as our familiar sense of self, seems predicated on fear. The fear that we might not make it, that we… — Roger Housden Copy Share Image
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For under certain conditions the chemical atoms emit light waves of a specific length or oscillation frequency - their familiar characteristic spectra… — Johannes Stark Copy Share Image
When I first met Big, we were both at a 'Bad Boy' family photo shoot. I was kind of familiar with the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship… — Bono Copy Share Image
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The greatest reward for a children's author is in knowing that our efforts might stir the minds and hearts of young readers… — Charles Ghigna Copy Share Image
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Fourier's theorem has all the simplicity and yet more power than other familiar explanations in science. Stated simply, any complex pattern, whether… — Bruce Hood Copy Share Image
the sudden violent dispossession accompanying a refugee flight is much more than the loss of a permanent home and a traditional occupation,… — Dervla Murphy Copy Share Image
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It is a profound mistake to imagine mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
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death ... so seldom happens nowadays in the awesome quiet of a familiar chamber. Most of us die violently, thanks to the… — M. F. K. Fisher Copy Share Image
The question of how much English should be used in international research universities is one with which I am extremely familiar. I… — Henry Rosovsky Copy Share Image
A reader can only embrace the open-armed Dear Everybody … In Benders unsent letters of apology or thanks, Michael Kimball transforms the… — Christine Schutt Copy Share Image
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Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's prevailing power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten… — Bill Hybels Copy Share Image
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If you want to be creative in your company, your career, your life, all it takes is one easy step...the extra one.… — Dale Dauten Copy Share Image
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I don't have time to celebrate accomplishments. When good things happen, it's great, and obviously I get excited inside. But soon I… — Clinton Sparks Copy Share Image
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We may make an oratory of our heart wherein to retire from time to time to converse with Him in meekness, humility,… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
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