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Let us leave a splendid legacy for our children...let us turn to them and say, this you inherit: guard it well, for… — Ansel Adams Copy Share Image
Beauty is Nature in perfection; circularity is its chief attribute. Behold the full moon, the enchanting golf ball, the domes of splendid… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
“Goods were arranged in glass cabinets as if they were ancient Egyptian artefacts. I was a contaminant, a fly in the gourmet… — A.J. Reid Copy Share Image
Film composing is a splendid discipline, and I recommend a course of it to all composition teachers whose pupils are apt to… — Ralph Vaughan Williams Copy Share Image
In the hands of a determined Secretary, the Foreign Service can be a splendid instrument, staffed by knowledgeable, discreet, and energetic individuals.… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
We are part of a mystery, a splendid mystery within which we must attempt to orient ourselves if we are to have… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Every person has some splendid traits and if we confine our contacts so as to bring those traits into action, there is… — Gelett Burgess Copy Share Image
With cold eyes and indifferent mind the spectators regard the work. Connoissers admire the "skill" (as one admires a tightrope walker), enjoy… — Wassily Kandinsky Copy Share Image
Autumn glows upon us like a splendid evening; it is the very sunset of the year. — Mary Russell Mitford Copy Share Image
Being the “best you can be” is really only possible when you are deeply connected to another. Splendid isolation is for planets,… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
Peace fell upon her spirit. Strong comfort and assurance bathed her whole being. Life was so solid and splendid, and so good. — Thomas Wolfe Copy Share Image
Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop… suddenly a… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
My dowry is thirty-five. A year.” His brows climbed. “You’re joking.” “I would never joke about money with a notorious thief. Just… — Shana Abe Copy Share Image
We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilized age. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Addressing the Columbia crew after winning the intercollegiate regatta: I congratulate you most heartily upon the splendid victory you have won, and… — Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard Copy Share Image
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Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate, no despotism can enslave. At… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Any garment which is cut to fit you is much more becoming, even if it is not so splendid as a garment… — Edna Ferber Copy Share Image
We cannot escape our destiny, nor should we try to do so. The leadership of the free world was thrust upon us… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
In some of the great cities of Europe - Paris, Vienna, Prague, and Brussels - tourists bored with life above ground can… — Rose George Copy Share Image
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