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Now shut the engines off. Come down and flatten out, feel the long float, and at the given moment pull the stick right home. She's… — Cecil Arthur Lewis
The ever-present phenomenon ceases to exist for our senses. It was a city dweller, or a prisoner, or a blind man suddenly given his sight,… — Remy de Gourmont
I had a swell racket. I was rewarded with honors, medals, promotions. l might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could… — Michael Parenti
The US government is usually on the wrong side against the poor and downtrodden, because the wrong side is the right side, given the class… — Michael Parenti
It would reduce the whole instrument to a single phrase, that of instituting a Congress with power to do whatever would be for the good… — Thomas Jefferson
When, after having examined in detail the organization of the Supreme Court, one comes to consider in sum the prerogatives that have been given it,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
It is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can… — George Washington
To what expedient then shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in… — James Madison
Because of our situation, God has given us an opportunity to almost transcend our gender, which gives us a vision and sensitivity that other people… — Jason Reeves
True science investigates and brings to human perception such truths and such knowledge as the people of a given time and society consider most important.… — Leo Tolstoy
I still have not given up the idea of becoming a journalist, but at 17 I decided to follow my heart and stay in Los… — Mackenzie Astin
The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does evil. The value which supports him is never given to… — Albert Camus
It is not given to us to peer into the mysteries of the future. Still, I avow my hope and faith, sure and inviolate, that… — Winston Churchill
The more we give away, the more is given to us. — Wayne Dyer
As far as the job of President goes, its rewarding and I've given before this group the definition of happiness for the Greeks. I'll define… — John F. Kennedy
The volumes, the surfaces, the lines-in one word, the structures that build a tectonic construction-do not represent the whole picture: there is also the movement… — Emile Argand
The most important practical lesson than can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe. — Florence Nightingale
I really don't know what exactly all the songs mean. Sometimes other people have meanings and when I hear them I think, 'That's really a… — Paul Simon
Barack and I were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions but who had given us… — Michelle Obama
I do more writing by myself than with anybody else. My best thing is sitting...around somewhere with a guitar, and having an idea. You never… — Charlie Daniels

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