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In a war, you must hate somebody or love somebody; you must have a position or you cannot stand what goes on — Robert Capa
Of all the sacred places on the coast, none is more comforting than where rivers join the sea. By the river's disappearance we are reminded… — Robert Adams
While we cannot describe its appearance (the equivalent), we can define its function. When a photograph functions as an Equivalent we can say that at… — Minor White
There is no doubt that being human is incredibly difficult and cannot be mastered in one lifetime. — Terry Pratchett
The world of A.D. 2014 will have few routine jobs that cannot be done better by some machine than by any human being. Mankind will… — Isaac Asimov
Being a cult figure in one's own lifetime I am afraid is not at all pleasant. However I do not find that it tends to… — J.R.R. Tolkien
At the present rate of progress, it is almost impossible to imagine any technical feat that cannot be achieved - if it can be achieved… — Arthur C. Clarke
I am not running for mayor yet. But if it comes to be true that people cannot voice an opinion unless they have been elected,… — Margaret Atwood
Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations. Plot is… — Ray Bradbury
There must be a magnificent disregard of your reader, for if he cannot follow you, there is nothing you can do about it. — Dorothy Parker
I was born in the island of Ireland. I have Irish traits in me - we don't all have the traits of what came from… — Ian Paisley
Every man's conscience is vile and depraved / You cannot depend on it to be your guide when itâ€™s you who must keep it satisfied. — Bob Dylan
If we cannot see the possibility of greatness, how can we dream it? — Lee Strasberg
Reconciliation is a special budget procedure to change entitlement and tax laws. It cannot be filibustered and requires only a simple majority in the Senate… — Jeff Miller
Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to… — Booker T. Washington
The task of organizing human happiness needs the active cooperation of man and woman: it cannot be relegated to one half of the world. — Lillian Wald
I cannot refrain from saying that women must come to recognize there is some function of womanhood other than being a child-bearing machine. — Margaret Sanger
In passing, we should here recognize the difficulties presented by the idea of 'fit' and 'unfit.' Who is to decide this question? The grosser, the… — Margaret Sanger
What passion cannot music raise and quell! — John Dryden
Antiquity! thou wondrous charm, what art thou? that being nothing art everything? When thou wert, thou wert not antiquity - then thou wert nothing, but… — Charles Lamb

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