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I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better. — Michel de Montaigne
The idea that relationships are not a strategy is potent; and the sad commentary proceeds to say that often relationships are seen as a strategy,… — Scot McKnight
Of course, a psychologist would find it more direct to study the inspired poet. He would make concrete studies of inspiration in individual geniuses. But… — Gaston Bachelard
One is always seeking the touchstone that will dissolve one's deficiencies as a person and as a craftsman. And one is always bumping up against… — Paul Gallico
Yet there were times when he did love her with all the kindness she demanded, and how was she to know what were those times?… — Pearl S. Buck
For the far higher task of teaching fortitude and patience I was never fool enough to suppose myself qualified, nor have I anything to offer… — D. A. Carson
The first nine albums there was never a Synthesiser, never any Orchestra. There was never any other player except us on the albums. — Brian May
A Jap's a Jap. There is no way to determine their loyalty... This coast is too vulnerable. No Jap should come back to this coast… — John L. DeWitt
No government which governs by the use of force can survive except by force. There is no going back because force begets force and the… — Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
Isolation is a blind alley....Nothing on the planet grows except by convergence. — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Why stay on the earth except to grow. — Robert Browning
To my fellow nominees, whoever they are - I'm not that familiar with their work - I just want to say, there's always next year… — Tony Shalhoub
I love the tabloids except for when I'm in 'em. — Johnny Knoxville
Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope. — Bernard Berenson
The real "haves" are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing… — Eric Hoffer
The smell of factory farms . . . many notice these places only when the odours reach their homes, affecting their own quality of life.… — Matthew Scully
No one accuses the gunner of maudlin affection for anything except his beasts and his weapons. He serves as least three jealous gods-his horse and… — Rudyard Kipling
I've really been sick with this cold, but I think I might have kept the columns going anyhow except I was just so low in… — Ernie Pyle
Before you shoot an irresistible subject, mute all your senses except sight to find out how much is left for the camera to record. — Andreas Feininger
Every successful photograph, except for lucky shots, begins with an idea and a plan. The more precisely a photographer knows what it is he wishes… — Andreas Feininger

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