Centuries Quotes

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At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate and replace throughout the world… — Charles Darwin
At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they… — Frances Hodgson Burnett
Every ending is arbitrary, because the end is where you write The end. A period, a dot of punctuation, a point of stasis. A pinprick… — Margaret Atwood
For centuries, the battle of morality was fought between those who claimed that your life belongs to God and those who claimed that it belongs… — Ayn Rand
Christians have abused, oppressed, enslaved, insulted, tormented, tortured, and killed people in the name of God for centuries, on the basis of a thelogically defensible… — Sam Harris
In other centuries, human beings wanted to be saved, or improved, or freed, or educated. But in our century, they want to be entertained. The… — Michael Crichton
He has resisted Temptation for Centuries, A stone cold warrior whose frozen heart refuses to thaw- Until Her.. — Tina St. John
I'll take you to Mickey D's," said Sean. "I'll buy you a hamburger." Annie was not thrilled. Sean's offer did not compare to offers made… — Caroline B. Cooney
I could show fight on natural selection having done and doing more for the progress of civilization than you seem inclined to admit. Remember what… — Charles Darwin
his voice was centuries old — Maggie Stiefvater
For it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing. — Alan Paton
For several centuries, the Celtic church of Ireland was spared the Greek dualism of matter and spirit. They regarded the world with the clear vision… — Brennan Manning
V jerked back to the present. And for some reason didn't lie. "I'm thinking about my tattoos." "When did you get them?" "Almost three centuries… — J R Ward
Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe… — Carl Sagan
Knowledge is power." Rather, knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge - broad, deep knowledge - is to know true ends from false, and lofty… — Helen Keller
The web of time - the strands of which approach one another, bifurcate, intersect, or ignore each other through the centuries - embraces "every" possibility.… — Jorge Luis Borges
The human imagination may be the most elastic thing in the universe, stretching to encompass the millions of dreams that in centuries of relectless struggle… — Dean Koontz
It is said the sesta is one of the only gifts the Europeans brought to South America, but I imagine the Brazilians could have figured… — Ann Patchett
Alexia had spent long hours wondering over that mustache. Werewolves did not grow hair, as they did not age. Where had it come from? Had… — Gail Carriger
They've been stealing mortals away for centuries, but they can't have you. — Melissa Marr
The bullet that has hit us Muslims today left the gun centuries ago when we let the clergy decide that knowledge and education were not… — Nadeem Aslam
...History it seemed could be something entirely different a splash of blood whose agony didn't fade overnight or over centuries. — Elizabeth Kostova
Note to self: Don't get on Veritas's bad side. She holds a grudge for centuries. — Jeaniene Frost
I am not going to say you are right because I could not take it if you smirked." "I do not smirk," Vikirnoff claimed. "Yes,… — Christine Feehan
...and our footsteps rang and echoed till it sounded like the room was full of dancers, the house calling up all the people who had… — Tana French

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