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They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job. — Brian Clough
There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see in particular… — Lascelles Abercrombie
Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever's going on in… — Trey Anastasio
When I was a teenager, I really didn't like loud rock music. I listened to jazz and blues and folk music. I've always preferred acoustic… — Ian Anderson
Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is… — Corazon Aquino
I do not know much about Mohammed or Mohammedanism. I do not take the Koran to bed with me every night. But, if I did… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
We have no knowledge, that is, no general principles drawn from the contemplation of particular facts, but what has been built up by pleasure, and… — William Wordsworth
Come with me into the woods where spring is advancing, as it does, no matter what, not being singular or particular, but one of the… — Mary Oliver
Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your right to join us in… — Thomas Jefferson
Once in his life a man ought to concentrate his mind upon the remembered earth. He ought to give himself up to a particular landscape… — N. Scott Momaday
The field of vision is comparable, for me, to the terrain of an archaeological dig. To see is to be on guard, to wait for… — Paul Virilio
We are not known by our bank balances or who our parents are. It is ultimately we who have to prove ourselves. It is not… — Unknown Author
The great age of the earth will appear greater to man when he understands the origin of living organisms and the reasons for the gradual… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions, may establish with the same ease any… — James Madison
It is so inspiring to see a new group coming together not to focus on a particular war or weapons system, but on all war-everywhere.… — Medea Benjamin
It is for the good of nations, and not for the emolument or aggrandizement of particular individuals, that government ought to be established, and that… — Thomas Paine
Let us recognize this one thing: burden is the secret of prayer. If a person does not feel within him burden to pray for a… — Watchman Nee
It's easier to know people in general than one person in particular — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Anyone can dabble, but once you've made that commitment, your blood has that particular thing in it, and it's very hard for people to stop… — Bill Cosby
I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it. And to do whatever I can to help. And… — Prince Charles
The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction. — Samuel Johnson
On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough; hence the institution of gongs and drums... banners and flags. Gongs and… — Sun Tzu
Scientists, especially when they leave the particular field in which they are specialized, are just as ordinary, pig-headed, and unreasonable as everybody else, and their… — Hans Eysenck
One of the things which make any company successful, in particular the Home Depot, was that we understood and catered to the customer. If it… — Bernard Marcus
The gist of the matter is this: Every impression that comes in from without, be it a sentence which we hear, an object of vision,… — William James

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