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Before (the Palestinians) very eyes we are possessing the land and the villages where they and their ancestors have lived We are the generation of… — Moshe Dayan
My first American ancestor, gentlemen, was an Indian-an early Indian. Your ancestors skinned him alive, and I am an orphan. All those Salem witches were… — Mark Twain
Our ancestors who changed the world did so through new ideas which came to them as they acted. — Raymond Charles Barker
We are each born into a situation-a particular body (its race, sex, health...), a set of ancestors, a community, a nation-and born into the stories… — Lewis Hyde
I see the player piano as the grandfather of the computer, the ancestor of the entire nightmare we live in, the birth of the binary… — William Gaddis
If the work of the city is the remaking or translating of man into a more suitable form than his nomadic ancestors achieved, then might… — Marshall McLuhan
As to the fable that there are Antipodes, that is to say, men on the opposite side of the earth where the sun rises when… — Saint Augustine
For the white man to ask the black man if he hates him is just like the rapist asking the raped, or the wolf asking… — Malcolm X
And all knowledge, when separated from justice and virtue, is seen to be cunning and not wisdom; wherefore make this your first and last and… — Plato
And we shall most likely be defeated, and you will most likely be victors in the contest, if you learn so to order your lives… — Plato
We are the ancestors of our grandchildren's children. We look after them, just as our ancestors look after us. We aren't here for ourselves. We… — Roy Sesana
Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the dead. — Lynne Tillman
I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and conviction I stand… — Herbert Hoover
Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. . . . We might as well require a man… — Thomas Jefferson
It forms a strong presumption against all supernatural and miraculous relations, that they are observed chiefly to abound among ignorant and barbarous nations; or if… — David Hume
The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, and a disposition to rely wholly… — Samuel Johnson
That was the real secret of the Tarahumara: they'd never forgotten what it felt like to love running. They remembered that running was mankind's first… — Christopher McDougall
Thousands of years ago, weren't we capable of building enormous structures like the pyramids? Weren't we capable of worshiping gods, weaving, making fire, finding lovers… — Paulo Coelho
To put it crudely but graphically, the monkey who did not have a realistic perception of the tree branch he jumped for was soon a… — George Gaylord Simpson
When we know about our ancestors, when we sense them as living and as supporting us, then we feel connected to the genetic life-stream, and… — Philip Carr-Gomm
Moreover, my ancestors' souls are sustained by the atmosphere of the house, since I answer for them the questions that their lives once left behind.… — Carl Jung
My ancestors were Brahmins. They spent their lives in search of god. I am spending my life in search of man. — Muhammad Iqbal
But what about you? Have you prayed about your own ancestors’ work? Set aside those things in your life that don’t really matter. Decide to… — Richard G. Scott
Do you young people want a sure way to eliminate the influence of the adversary in your life? Immerse yourself in searching for your ancestors,… — Richard G. Scott
I promise you the Lord will bless you in your efforts, for this is His work, and He will guide your prayerful efforts to bring… — Richard G. Scott

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