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It has been discovered that with a dull urban population, all formed under a mechanical system of State education, a suggestion or command, however senseless… — Hilaire Belloc
They sang the words in unison, yet somehow created a web of sounds with their voices. It was like hearing a piece of fabric woven… — Anita Diament
Instead of idleness, vanity, or an intellect formed by the spoon-feeding of others, my girls have acquired energy, industry, and independence. — Geraldine Brooks
A person cannot coast along in old destructive habits year after year and accept whatever comes along. A person must stand up on her own… — Garrison Keillor
Like every child, I adored her. Until I formed a brain and got to know her. — Augusten Burroughs
The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow- witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the… — Leo Tolstoy
I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are… — Umberto Eco
For my own part,' said Captain Aubrey, 'I have no notion of disliking a man for his beliefs, above all if he was born with… — Patrick O'Brian
An image of thought called philosophy has been formed historically and it effectively stops people from thinking. — Gilles Deleuze
For men, I think, love is a thing formed of equal parts lust and astonishment. The astonishment part women understand. The lust part they only… — Stephen King
If you stop to think about it, you’ll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters… — Michael Ende
Woman is God’s supreme creation. Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Redd's face contorted with a sudden realization. "How could I have been so stupid?" The Cat was trying to decide if this was a rhetorical… — Frank Beddor
Good words," I replied. "But deeds must prove it also; and after he is well, remember you don't forget resolutions formed in the hour of… — Emily Bronte
The painting was framed in a misty view of sky, sea, and valley. Newt's painting was small, black, and warty. It consisted of scratches made… — Kurt Vonnegut
No one is born fully-formed: it is through self-experience in the world that we become what we are. — Paulo Freire
We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which… — Ray Bradbury
We formed the fellowship of the ring when we should've all just gone on medication — Nancy Werlin
To follow Jesus implies that we enter into a way of life that is given character and shape and direction by the one who calls… — Eugene H. Peterson
For there is no bond more lasting than that formed by the mutual confidences of that magic time when youth is slipping from the sheath… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books. — Irving Stone
Cal says that humans are made from the nuclear ash of dead stars. He says that when I die, I'll return to dust, glitter,rain. If… — Jenny Downham
Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really… — Soren Kierkegaard
For Rat Kiley, I think, facts were formed by sensation, not the other way around, and when you listened to one of his stories, you'd… — Tim O'Brien
I will tell you the story of how we found ourselves in a realm where dreams are formed, destiny is chosen, and magic is as… — Libba Bray

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