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Various accounts of Empedocle's death are given in ancient sources. His enemies said that his desire to be thought a god led him to throw… — Empedocles
Happiness can be achieved through training the mind. — Dalai Lama
. . . in America, we have achieved the Orwellian prediction - enslaved, the people have been programmed to love their bondage and are left… — Gerry Spence
Each day, it seemed, another law was passed to impoverish and diminish them, punishing them for whatever success they achieved and rewarding their less competent… — L. Neil Smith
Hitherto the plans of the educationalists have achieved very little of what they attempted, and indeed we may well thank the beneficent obstinacy of real… — C.S. Lewis
[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and shrink from the… — Iain Pears
Life is rich it's full of gifts-the more you have the more there is to share. You know its men with small souls who think… — Phyllis Curott
I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were… — Sadaharu Oh
When humans work, they frequently become unaware of their own body, their own senses, are surprised to find that their wrists ache or their backs… — Catherine Webb
Progress is achieved by exchanging our theories for new ones which go further than the old, until we find one based on a larger number… — Claude Bernard
Not enough of our society is trained how to understand and interpret quantitative information. This activity is a centerpiece of science literacy to which we… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered… — Kristi Yamaguchi
During the past 23 years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I'm proud to say that these goals have been achieved. — Lennox Lewis
What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not? — Epicurus
It's so easy to persecute an older, overweight, unwise, crude, ignorant woman who may very well be a good person at heart who has achieved… — Anne Rice
Our great object of glorifying God is to be mainly achieved by the winning of souls Do not close a single sermon without addressing the… — Charles Spurgeon
A strict form such as mine cannot be achieved through improvisation. — Michael Haneke
I never for a moment considered killing myself, because it wouldn't have achieved anything. — Sebastian Faulks
I quickly convinced myself that the true key to material happiness lay in a modest standard of living which could be achieved with little difficulty… — Benjamin Graham
I still dream about everything I achieved. I dream about my career, dream about playing baseball, meeting so many people, traveling so much. — Tony Oliva

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