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Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. — Aristotle
Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. — Aristotle
Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn't planned… — Neil Armstrong
In TV, and in particular in commercials, you don't really need to explain very much at all - you just say he's a spy and… — Rowan Atkinson
Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular form of the head, which… — Charles Babbage
We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no… — Douglas Bader
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. — Lord Acton
Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between me and the most high.… — Erykah Badu
I don't have any particular thing I do ritualistically. I do the same thing every day. I get up. Drink a lot of water. Have… — Erykah Badu
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of… — Walter Bagehot
If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by… — Abigail Adams
In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good… — Ansel Adams
I always feel that art in general and acting in particular should make the audience a little uncomfortable, to slap them and wake them up. — Antonio Banderas
A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a crammed drawer. If you are searching for anything in particular… — James M. Barrie
I find a lot of things kind of funny and I often say what's on my mind, and then get nine texts from all my… — Kate Beckinsale
Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to… — David Beckham
The Christian faith can never be separated from the soil of sacred events, from the choice made by God, who wanted to speak to us,… — Pope Benedict XVI
Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an intrinsic moral evil,… — Pope Benedict XVI
Every person, every race, every nation, has its own particular keynote which it brings to the general chord of life and of humanity. — Annie Besant
There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road, so you don't… — Kathryn Bigelow

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