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You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best. — Andrew Carnegie
When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us… — Willa Cather
When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have… — Eric Clapton
My original interests and intentions in guitar playing were primarily created on quality of tone, for instance, the way the instrument could be made to… — Eric Clapton
If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not in man but in the living God,… — Adam Clarke
Hollywood still makes things. We still export a couple billion dollars' worth of product overseas. Original, new product. Some people might not agree that it's… — George Clooney
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. — Jean Cocteau
It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the original imperative of… — Lascelles Abercrombie
In writing lyrics - well, for me, anyway - it's about getting into character, you know? 'Who is writing this?' In the case of the… — Ian Anderson
In original nature There is no this and that. The Great Round Mirror Has no likes or dislikes. — Seungsahn
So says the most ancient book of the Earth; thus it is written on its leaves of marble, lime, sand, slate, and clay: ... that… — Johann Gottfried Herder
The books of the great scientists are gathering dust on the shelves of learned libraries. ... While the artist's communication is linked forever with its… — Max Delbruck
When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves. — Dogen
That Americans are entitled to freedom is incontestable on every rational principle. All men have one common original: they participate in one common nature, and… — Alexander Hamilton
His foreparents came to America in immigrant ships. My foreparents came to America in slave ships. But whatever the original ships, we are both in… — Jesse Jackson
Let methods be changed, therefore, if necessary, that prayer may be given its true place. Let there be days set apart for intercession; let the… — John Mott
The original PATRIOT Act greatly increased our nation's ability to share intelligence information, made better use of technology, and provided terrorism investigators tools that have… — Michael K. Simpson
We believe that we know something about the things themselves when we speak of trees, colors, snow, and flowers; and yet we possess nothing but… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The church must never become a government factory, carrying on a nationalized industry of religion with the people as the bolts and nuts; with God… — Unknown Author
The policy of letting the child 'do what he likes' is an insidious one, since the children are encouraged to continue always at their original… — Murray Rothbard

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