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When over long periods of human history I scrutinized the activity of the Jewish people, suddenly there arose up in me the fearful question whether… — Adolf Hitler
Avoid openly trying to reform people. Every man knows he is imperfect, but he doesn't want someone else trying to correct his faults. If you… — David Packard
There was a time when we were told . . . that a sense of common interest would preside over the conduct of the respective… — Alexander Hamilton
If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no… — Thomas Jefferson
[I]n the next place, to show that unless these departments be so far connected and blended as to give to each a constitutional control over… — James Madison
There are men who could neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of their duty; but this stern virtue is the growth of few… — Alexander Hamilton
Quickest way to build trust: Keep promises you make, don't over-promise. Over-deliver, don't under-deliver. If you say you'll do something, make sure you do but… — Phil Harding
I at least have so much to do in unraveling certain human lots, and seeing how they were woven and interwoven, that all the light… — George Eliot
What breadth, what beauty and power of human nature and development there must be in a woman to get over all the palisades, all the… — Alexander Herzen
There is no true expertise in the humanities without knowing all of the humanities. Art is a vast, ancient interconnected web-work, a fabricated tradition. Over-concentration… — Camille Paglia
Our efforts have brought new hope to all mankind. We have beaten back despair and defeatism. We have saved a number of countries from losing… — Harry S. Truman
The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always… — Lord Byron
There are flood and drought over the eyes and in the mouth, dead water and dead sand contending for the upper hand. The parched eviscerate… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone. — Confucius
Happiness ain't a thing in itself -it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. And so, as soon as the novelty is over and… — Mark Twain
The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery. — Seneca the Younger
However, the small probability of a similar encounter [of the earth with a comet], can become very great in adding up over a huge sequence… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
The long summer was over. For ages a tropical climate had prevailed over a great part of the earth, and animals whose home is now… — Louis Agassiz
A woman might claim to retain some of the child's faculties, although very limited and defused, simply because she has not been encouraged to learn… — Germaine Greer
If a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half… — Harriet Martineau
Even when there's not a joke or a hook, the first line has to be good and snapem to attention. Songs ain't novels. You don't… — Dan Bern
People just didn't write songs that were so directly emotional in those days. They still don't. Part of Hank's [Williams] thing was that he was… — Michael McCaul
The greatest thing is the internet and that means that anybody, you have just as much access as I do. And you can make your… — David Crosby
I listen to the summer symphony outside my window. Truthfully, it's not a symphony at all. There's no tune, no melody, only the same notes… — Jerry Spinelli
The last song was so deep and raw and pure that I could not escape. It was as if the people were singing in between… — Anne Lamott

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