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Why should not the knowledge, the skill, the expertness, the assiduity, and the spirited hazards of trade and commerce, when crowned with… — James Boswell Copy Share Image
In this astonishing novel Amirrezvani reminds us what all human hearts suffer and dare. Equal of the Sun is an irresistible novel. — Jonis Agee Copy Share Image
People who do not need to please are irresistible because they radiate wholeness, a rare delicacy in a world of hungry hearts. — Alan Cohen Copy Share Image
Dearest, your little heart is wounded; think me not cruel because I obey the irresistible law of my strength and weakness; if… — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Copy Share Image
All dancers have a cumulative tendency, because each beat of the tom-tom has an almost irresistible appeal. Soon, those who were just… — Camara Laye Copy Share Image
Just as soon as any conviction of important truth becomes central and vital, there comes the desire to utter it - a… — Richard Salter Storrs Copy Share Image
At a certain point in their existential experience, the oppressed feel an irresistible attraction toward the oppressor and his way of life.… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
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The slightest force, when it is applied to assist and guide the natural descent of its object, operates with irresistible weight; and… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop, At the time that I am… — Robert Rauschenberg Copy Share Image
We declare, upon Scriptural authority, that the human will is so desperately set on mischief, so depraved, and so inclined to everything… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Above The Thunder is passionate, wise, and piercingly beautiful. Readers drawn to books with rich, memorable characters and contemporary stories will find… — Tony Ardizzone Copy Share Image
I secretly understood: the primitive appeal of the hearth. Television is - its irresistible charm - a fire. — John Updike Copy Share Image
A great commotion immobilized her in her center of gravity, planted her in her place, and her defensive will was demolished by… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
Genius is a sovereign power; it forms schools; it lays hold on the spirits of men, with irresistible might; and it exercises… — Abraham Kuyper Copy Share Image
Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse. The sight of monkeys or apes induces an irresistible urge in… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Love is action. It's clear, it's kind, it's effortless, and it's irresistible. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
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“I don't need these," Ian said, flashing emerald in his turquoise gaze for a split second, "when I have this." With a… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
For me, physical love has always been bound to an irresistible feeling of innocence and joy. Thus, I cannot love in tears… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
The popularity of disaster movies expresses a collective perception of a world threatened by irresistible and unforeseen forces which nevertheless are thwarted… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
