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635 Described quotes by 530 unique authors

Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps the more precious thing is the courage acquired through endeavor, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of… — Aung San Suu Kyi
The idea of infinity cannot be expressed in words or even described, but it can be apprehended through art, which makes infinity tangible. The absolute… — Andrei Tarkovsky
The inspired moment may sometimes be described as a kind of hallucinatory state of mind: one half of the personality emotes and dictates while the… — Aaron Copland
It is difficult to put into words what I suffered-the longing that seemed to be tearing my heart out by the roots, the dreadful sense… — Hector Berlioz
Dear Lord, who made the face of me not all that I would have it be, not really homely, only plain, but strong and patient… — Unknown Author
Many women have described their experiences of childbirth as being associated with a spiritual uplifting, the power of which they have never previously been aware.… — Grantly Dick-Read
What's curious about the left's current obsession with Timothy McVeigh is that it proves that - despite a frantic search for 15 years - liberals… — Ann Coulter
Capital movements are no longer necessarily related to the production of goods and services. Through the financial markets of the world, capital movements today are… — Eric Kierans
In 1920 [H.G. Wells] described human history as becoming more and more a race between education and catastrophe. — Joel Garreau
Abu Dharr once described the people of the world, says, "They breed what will they ultimately bury, they build what will eventually be destroy, they… — Unknown Author
The Christian-Judaic God does not exist, and if He did exist as described in the Bible, He would certainly not be a good role model. — Robert Sherrill
Defining oneself is a revolutionary act, and, as described in her memoir, Janet Mock fiercely fought to free herself with exquisite bravery and sensitivity. Redefining… — Michaela Angela Davis
Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred,… — Gautama Buddha
America is full of businesses bearing old Christian names, but which are really owned and run by Jews. Most of them have been acquired in… — Samuel Roth
America is best described by one word, freedom. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Throughout the three decades preceding the Civil War, the anticlerical ethos of the radical abolitionists was used against them by religious opponents of emancipation, who… — Susan Jacoby
Benito Mussolini had barely seized power in Italy before the Vatican made an official treaty with him. . . . Catholicism became the only recognized… — Christopher Hitchens
I suspect most self-described 18-year-old Scandinavian women named Inga who collect and wear string bikinis are, in reality, more likely to be middle-aged, pot-bellied guys… — Pat Sajak
I cannot deny that I have doubts, reservations and fears. However, I have come to the conclusion that in the present regional and international reality,… — Ariel Sharon
We're going to line up some professionals - counselors. The reality is just setting in for all of us. We didn't have the benefit of… — Unknown Author

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