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To me, success is one's ability to keep the faith, develop his God-given talents, and be able to honestly say at the close of life,… — Belle S. Spafford
At any given moment, life is completely senseless. But viewed over a period, it seems to reveal itself as an organism existing in time, having… — Aldous Huxley
A heavy warning used to be given that pictures are not rigorous; this has never had its bluff called and has permanently frightened its victims… — John Edensor Littlewood
When I entered graduate school I had carried out the instructions given to me by my father and had knocked on both Murray Gell-Mann's and… — Kenneth G. Wilson
The important point is that the cost of adding a feature isn't just the time it takes to code it. The cost also includes the… — John Carmack
Incidentally, when we're faced with a "prove or disprove," we're usually better off trying first to disprove with a counterexample, for two reasons: A disproof… — Ronald Graham
...methods are more important than facts. The educational value of a problem given to a student depends mostly on how often the thought processes that… — Donald Knuth
There is a race between the increasing complexity of the systems we build and our ability to develop intellectual tools for understanding their complexity. If… — Leslie Lamport
Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow (e.g., given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the… — Eric S. Raymond
Spoken of the young Archimedes: . . . [he] was as much enchanted by the rudiments of algebra as he would have been if I… — Archimedes
The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The human body is an energy system which is never a… — Norman O. Brown
...a distinction must be made between true and false ideas, and that too much rein must not be given to a man's imagination under pretext… — Gottfried Leibniz
Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
All emanates from Source! ...You're not this body and its accomplishments. You are the observer. Notice it all; and be grateful for the abilities you've… — Wayne Dyer
Egotism, pride, etc. must be given up. — Swami Vivekananda
I do not say that all men are equal in their ability, character and motivation. I do say that every American should be given a… — John F. Kennedy
No matter what the world thinks about religious experience, the one who has it possesses a great treasure, a thing that has become for him… — Carl Jung
At my age the bones are water in the morning until food is given them. — Pearl S. Buck
MANNA, n. A food miraculously given to the Israelites in the wilderness. When it was no longer supplied to them they settled down and tilled… — Ambrose Bierce
Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not… — Saint John Chrysostom
Withhold no good impulse. You may fear that you will run to excess and squander too much, but those feelings are born of fear. In… — Deepak Chopra
If a seperate personal Paradise exists for each of us mine must irreparably be planted with trees of words which the wind silvers like poplars,… — Odysseas Elytis
Are we not witnessing a situation where children are conciously rejecting their parents' value despite love and devotion given to them? The present situation has… — Alexander Lowen
When we stop fighting with ourselves, we aren't creating anymore conflict in our mind. Then our mind can for the first time relax and be… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
When you give yourself away you find that a new and more real self has somehow been given to you. — Peter Kreeft

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