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In this age, the mere example of non-conformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service. Precisely because the tyranny… — John Stuart Mill
One of them had a large wooden sign nailed to its door proclaiming, NO SYMPATHY! I wondered what non-arcane visitors might think of the warning. — Patrick Rothfuss
You are horrified at our intending to do away with private property. But in your existing society, private property is already done away with for… — Karl Marx
And those who only know the non-platonic love have no need to talk of tragedy. In such love there can be no sort of tragedy. — Leo Tolstoy
Fiction and non-fiction are only different techniques of story telling. For reasons I do not fully understand, fiction dances out of me. Non-fiction is wrenched… — Arundhati Roy
Things have changed, ofcourse. There are counsellors at the ready. Kindness and understanding. Life is harder for some, we're told. Not their fault, even if… — Alice Munro
When we're young, everyone over the age of thirty looks middle-aged, everyone over fifty antique. And time, as it goes by, confirms that we weren't… — Julian Barnes
In psychology (okay, Twilight) they teach you about the notion of imprinting, and I think it applies here. I reverse-imprinted with athleticism. Ours is the… — Mindy Kaling
If a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever. The saying that “All abilities come from one… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Smart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons. — Michael Shermer
I never wish to be easily defined. I’d rather float over other people’s minds as something strictly fluid and non-perceivable; more like a transparent, paradoxically… — Franz Kafka
There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve," Neeve said. "Either you're his true love . . .… — Maggie Stiefvater
I would like, then, to end by putting in a good word for the non-industrious poor. At least they aren’t hurting anyone. Insofar as the… — David Graeber
It always surprised Valkyrie whenever she realized just how close the weird and the wonderful, and the fierce and the frightening, lived to the rest… — Derek Landy
Dear Non-American Black, when you make the choice to come to America, you become black. Stop arguing. Stop saying I'm Jamaican or I'm Ghanaian. America… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
If one does not make human knowledge wholly dependent upon the original self-knowledge and consequent revelation of God to man, then man will have to… — Cornelius Van Til
The major lesson Tiggers need to learn is that if they don't control their impulses, their impulses will control them. No matter how much they… — Benjamin Hoff
human relationships simply aren't durable. I think back to the women in my life. they seem non-existent. — Charles Bukowski
The Republican party is the party of nostalgia. It seeks to return America to a simpler, more innocent and moral past that never actually existed.… — Jon Stewart
Leo Tolstoy's life has been devoted to replacing the method of violence for removing tyranny or securing reform by the method of nonresistance to evil.… — Mahatma Gandhi
There is no mystery about my style. My movements are simple, direct and non-classical. The extraordinary part of it lies in its simplicity. Every movement… — Bruce Lee
The English language needs a word for that feeling you get when you badly need help, but there is no one you can call because… — David Wong
All the legal action I've taken against newspapers has had a massively positive effect on my life and achieved exactly what I wanted, which is… — Sienna Miller
I'm convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance. — Steve Jobs
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. — Laozi

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