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I need not print a line, nor conjure with the painter's tools to prove myself an artist ... Whilst in other spheres of labor the… — J. D. Sedding
There is a moment in the history of every nation, when . . . the perceptive powers reach their ripeness and have not yet become… — Marsilio Ficino
This generation, raised on "Eyewitness News," conditioned by the instant replay, and spared the illumination that comes from tedious historical study, tends to be even… — Harry S. Truman
It is 100% easier not to do things than to do them, and so much fun not to do them - especially when you were… — John Mulaney
He ... knew, in that instant, that his life would not be an easy one-he was different, he looked different, he thought differently. — Alan Cumming
Perhaps this very instant is your time. — Louise Bogan
I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed… — Edward Snowden
That the Jews are connected with God in a special way and that God does not allow that bond to fail is entirely obvious. We… — Pope Benedict XVI
Losing as much money as I can get hold of is an instant solution to my economic problems. — Lucian Freud
Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter. — Chuck Jones
When we have but the will to do it, that very moment will Justice be done: that very instant the tyrants of the Earth shall… — Peter Kropotkin
It would be quite amusing to preach a bit to all those people who for many years now have been looking at our paintings and… — Edvard Munch
The idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed. — Nikola Tesla
Ancient recipients of instant news probably couldn't do very much about it, for instance. Xerxes would still need three months to get his army together,… — Peter Singer
History is the gradual instant — Anne Michaels
No one is born gay. The idea is ridiculous, but it is symptomatic of our overpoliticized climate that such assertions are given instant credence by… — Camille Paglia
Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, youâ€™re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call, its immense hunger.… — Jon Krakauer
Coffee and cigarettes are much better if you want an instant breakfast. — P.J. O'Rourke
I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right… — Jackie Collins
The moment this House undertakes to legislate upon this subject slavery, it dissolves the Union. Should it be my fortune to have a seat upon… — James Henry Hammond
Gold, for the instant, lost its luster in his eyes, for there were countless treasures of the heart which it could never purchase — Charles Dickens
The media wants overnight successes (so they have someone to tear down). Ignore them. Ignore the early adopter critics that never have enough to play… — Seth Godin
Some beliefs may be subject to such instant, brutal and unambiguous rejection. For example: no left-coiling periwinkle has ever been found among millions of snails… — Stephen Jay Gould
Living in the present is the instant perception of beauty and the great delight in it without seeking pleasure from it. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
I am gay on the outside, especially among my own folk (I count Poles my own); but inside something gnaws at me; some presentiment, anxiety,… — Frederic Chopin

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