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We live in an era when established values are no longer valid, when prodigious discoveries are being made every year, when catastrophes of unbelievable proportions… — Werner Herzog
After studying the Hungarian language for years, I can confidently conclude that had Hungarian been my mother tongue, it would have been more precious. Simply… — George Bernard Shaw
To heal the ancient battle between darkness and light, we may find that it's less about defeating one or the other, and more about choosing… — Gregg Braden
I believe that in the future meditation could be as commonplace in schools and society as eco-awareness is now. It interests me that an ancient… — Paul McCartney
We need modern ideas, but we also need ancient wisdom. If we deny ancient wisdom we are making a big mistake. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
The Great War differed from all ancient wars in the immense power of the combatants and their fearful agencies of destruction, and from all modern… — Winston Churchill
Since ancient times, the philosophers' secret has always been this: we know that God does not exist, or, at least, if he does, he's utterly… — Robert J. Sawyer
The deepest hunger in life is a secret that is revealed only when a person is willing to unlock a hidden part of the self.… — Deepak Chopra
Rama, the ancient idol of the heroic ages, the embodiment of truth, of morality, the ideal son, the ideal husband, and above all, the ideal… — Swami Vivekananda
Crossing over mountains, rivers, arid oceans, setting at naught, as it were, the obstacles of the distance of space and time, the blood of Indian… — Swami Vivekananda
There is no new knowledge, all is ancient and infinite — Louise Hay
The ancient Greeks, poets, authors and philosophers all puzzled over the question but nobody really knows what love is - including me. Longing for another… — Nicole Kidman
It was a saying of an ancient philosopher, which I find some of our writers have ascribed to Queen Elizabeth, who perhaps might have taken… — Joseph Addison
MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight the Persians joined the victorious… — Ambrose Bierce
One can take eternity and time to be predicates of God since, being the Ancient of Days, He is the cause of all time and… — Pope Dionysius
This great circle of sisters will be a protection for each of you and for your families. The Relief Society might be likened to a… — Boyd K. Packer
It was morality that burned the books of the ancient sages, and morality that halted the free inquiry of the Golden Age and substituted for… — H. L. Mencken
Somewhere there is an ancient enmity between our daily life and the great work. Help me in saying it, to understand it. — Rainer Maria Rilke
The very word baptize, however, signifies to immerse; and it is certain that immersion was the practice of the ancient church. — John Calvin
Solitude is not an absence of energy or action, as some believe, but is rather a boon of wild provisions transmitted to us from the… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
This ancient practice of the Rudrabhishekam, with the chanting of mantras, has been happening since thousands of years. It creates such a deep resonance in… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
There is no English surname, however ancient and dignified, that cannot instantly be improved by the prefix ‘Spanker’. — Christopher Hitchens
Abstract words are ancient coins whose concrete images in the give and take of talk have worn away with use. — Julian Jaynes
In modern states, the citizen is politically impotent. A citizen, it is true, may complain, make suggestions, or cause disruptions, but in the ancient world… — Mark Mirabello
Since ancient times, spiritual masters of all traditions have pointed to the Now as the key to the spiritual dimension. Despite this, it seems to… — Eckhart Tolle

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