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There is first the literature of knowledge, and secondly, the literature of power. The function of the first is--to teach; the function… — Thomas de Quincey Copy Share Image
The reason is still difficult to explain, but it is not complicated. That inner voice that will not be denied, once we… — Dee Hock Copy Share Image
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Monopolies are not justified by theory; they should be permitted only when justified by facts. If there is no solid basis for… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
People will like you who never met you, they think you're absolutely wonderful; and then people also will hate you, for reasons… — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
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I remember reading about the astounding number of people in this country who die within three years of retiring, which proves to… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
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Parents who are cowed by temper tantrums and screaming defiance are only inviting more of the same. Young children become more cooperative… — Sandra Scarr Copy Share Image
Private equity capital in each of those markets Europe and Asia - while those markets have very different characteristics - fills a… — David Bonderman Copy Share Image
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I'm a UFC fighter, a macho-type sport. I am a heterosexual guy in a tough macho sport, which is exactly the reason… — Rashad Evans Copy Share Image
The Gospels were written to present the life and teachings of Jesus in ways that would be appropriate to different readerships, and… — John Drane Copy Share Image
When we talked about a wall, right, to try to keep out this threat. The problem is that these are ideas. And… — Dalia Mogahed Copy Share Image
Girls come to the gang for very different reasons than boys. For boys in marginalized communities, they have a gender problem, and… — Meda Chesney-Lind Copy Share Image
Fashion is the great governor of this world; it presides, not only in matters of dress and amusement, but in law, physic,… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
Wherever life is, its main objective is to keep going, and it always wins. And nature? It's all built into nature. Survivability,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
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The White Protestant's ultimate sympathy must be with science, factology, and committee rather than with sex, birth, heat, flesh, creation, the sweet… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
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My whole effort here is to keep you as non-serious as possible, for the simple reason that meditation, all kinds of meditation,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
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