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It is not given to us to grasp the truth, which is identical with the divine, directly. We perceive it only in reflection, in example… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Like O'Rielly, we'll grab the most important word of each sentence... 'The' for example. Also, I'll say, 'I'm angry,' and the graphic will read, 'Colbert… — Stephen Colbert
And what an example of the power of dress young Oliver Twist was! Wrapped in the blanket which had hitherto formed his only covering, he… — Charles Dickens
At first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense, and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was trying to say,… — Eric Clapton
To know oneâ€™s own state is not a simple matter. One cannot look directly at oneâ€™s own face with oneâ€™s own eyes, for example. One… — Haruki Murakami
Here's an example: someone says, "Master, please hand me the knife," and he hands them the knife, blade first. "Please give me the other end,"… — Alan Watts
There are some good things to be said about walking. Not many, but some. Walking takes longer, for example, than any other known form of… — Edward Abbey
I always think about what it means to wear eyeglasses. When you get used to glasses you don't know how far you could really see.… — Andy Warhol
It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide, by their conduct and example,… — Alexander Hamilton
Education...is a painful, continual and difficult work to be done in kindness, by watching, by warning,... by praise, but above all -- by example. — John Ruskin
Everybody generalizes from one example. At least, I do. — Steven Brust
If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning." -Gwen Goodnight — Jennifer Crusie
We are each given a block of marble when we begin a lifetime, and the tools to shape it into sculpture. We can drag it… — Richard Bach
Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention. — Larry Winget
Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw… — Tony Robbins
To be sure, the dog is loyal. But why, on that account, should we take him as an example? He is loyal to man, not… — Karl Kraus
Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that you don'tin your… — Erwin Rommel
If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be… — Anne Frank
In fact, once he is motivated no one can change more completely than the man who has been at the bottom. I call myself the… — Malcolm X
Bolivia is a striking example. The mostly white, Europeanized elite, which is a minority, happens to be sitting on most of the hydrocarbon reserves. For… — Noam Chomsky

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