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Call for the grandest of all earthly spectacles, what is that? It is the sun going to his rest. — Thomas de Quincey
The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry… — Marc Bloch
I got beat real hard and heavy in the Olympic Games in 1968 by a guy who swam an incredible race one time in his… — Mark Spitz
Each man in his way is a treasure. — Robert Falcon Scott
A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body. — Gene Tunney
For a kid who's lost his mom and all the rage and grief that no one was able to talk out of me, football was… — Jon Hamm
I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two… — Jon Hamm
A wealthy landowner cannot cultivate and improve his farm without spreading comfort and well-being around him. Rich and abundant crops, a numerous population and a… — Antoine Lavoisier
Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he produced his great works, we… — Joseph Priestley
Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to… — Joseph Priestley
If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost… — Bob Feller
The tribulation period is seven years, and when the signing of the covenant occurs, people who know the Bible and take it literally will know… — Tim LaHaye
When I get on a plane, I don't want a laid-back pilot. I want a pilot who is a control freak, who is paying attention… — Michael Ovitz
If Tim Duncan had Knicks on his jersey, he'd be a god. — Tony Parker
If Tim Duncan had 'Knicks' on his jersey, he'd be a god. He'd be more than Patrick Ewing. With four championships and two MVPs, I… — Tony Parker
Jimmy Carter began his planning in the early summer of 1976, Ronald Reagan a year prior. The Clinton Administration, elected in 1992, lingered in naming… — Richard V. Allen
Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
Klopstock was questioned regarding the meaning of a passage in his poem. He replied, 'God and I both knew what it meant once; now God… — Cesare Lombroso
Thelonious Sphere Monk: there's not a more perfect name to fit his compositions than that name. — Matthew Shipp
A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people. — Sun Ra
And I used to assemble the family to hear because I thought that they were so good that even from the point of view of… — Ruth Pitter
He is great enough that is his own master. — Joseph Hall
But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for… — Sophocles
There are many reasons why Mitt Romney should not become president, but perhaps the most important of all is the narrowness of his experience, perspective… — Charles Schumer
Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to… — Joseph de Maistre

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