Minds Quotes

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Democracies have been, and governments called, free; but the spirit of independence and the consciousness of unalienable rights, were never before transfused into the minds… — Sarah Josepha Hale
To look into some aspects of the future, we do not need projections by supercomputers. Much of the next millennium can be seen in how… — Kofi Annan
When the United States stands up for human rights, by example at home and by effort abroad, we align ourselves with men and women around… — Barack Obama
Libraries: Here is where people, one frequently finds, lower their voices, and raise their minds. — Richard Armour
It is perhaps just dawning on five or six minds that physics, too, is only an interpretation and exegesis of the world (to suit us,… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort. — Charles Dickens
Embedded in every technology there is a powerful idea, sometimes two or three powerful ideas. Like language itself, a technology predisposes us to favor and… — Neil Postman
If the minds of women were enlightened and improved, the domestic work would be more frequently refreshed by intelligent conversation, a means of edification now… — Sarah Moore Grimke
The real lost souls don't wear their hair long and play guitars. They have crew cuts and trained minds, sign on for research in biological… — J. B. Priestley
Desire is a teacher: When we immerse ourselves in it without guilt, shame, or clinging, it can show us something special about our own minds… — Mark Epstein
Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns; for, ion ceasing to be numbered… — Plutarch
Freedom is a rare and delicate plant. Our minds tell us, and history confirms, that the great threat to freedom is the concentration of power. — Milton Friedman
In regard to religion, mutual toleration in the different professions thereof is what all good and candid minds in all ages have ever practiced, and… — Samuel Adams
The world needs transparent lives, clear souls, pure minds that refuse to be perceived as mere objects of pleasure. — Pope Benedict XVI
How vast is eternity! - It will swallow up all the human race; it will collect all the intelligent universe; it will open scenes and… — Nathanael Emmons
If Dr. Karl Lueger had lived in Germany, he would have been ranked among the great minds of our people. — Adolf Hitler
I believe that words can help us move or keep us paralysed, and that our choices of language and verbal tone have something - a… — Adrienne Rich
It is neither just nor human so to grind men down with excessive labour as to stupefy their minds and wear out their bodies. — Pope Leo XIII
He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength... As the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy… — Peter Damian
Music, great music, distends the spirit, arouses profound emotions and almost naturally invites us to raise our minds and hearts to God in all situations… — Pope Benedict XVI

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