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History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. — Thomas Carlyle
I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people, not for black people. — Stokely Carmichael
No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having… — George Washington Carver
Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it's painful, and if the comic is… — Dick Cavett
The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future. — Joshua Chamberlain
Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around. — Frank A. Clark
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're… — Diane Arbus
My attitude toward progress has passed from antagonism to boredom. I have long ceased to argue with people who prefer Thursday to Wednesday because it… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Most men in a concentration camp believed that the real opportunities of life had passed. Yet, in reality, there was an opportunity and a challenge.… — Viktor E. Frankl
Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out.… — Tilopa
In 1847 I gave an address at Newton, Mass., before a Teachers' Institute conducted by Horace Mann. My subject was grasshoppers. I passed around a… — Louis Agassiz
In every animal which has not passed the limit of its development, a more frequent and continuous use of any organ gradually strengthens, develops and… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
On consideration, it is not surprising that Darwin's finches should recognize their own kind primarily by beak characters. The beak is the only prominent specific… — David Lack
Water helped ancient man learn those first lessons about the rights of others and responsibility to a larger society.... It became part of the moral… — Unknown Author
The Golden Age of Secularism has passed. — Unknown Author
Think of all the years passed by in which you said to yourself "I'll do it tomorrow," and how the gods have again and again… — Marcus Aurelius
We can't really have a serious debate about reform on immigration if we don't have operational control of the border. ... With the executive order… — Michael McCaul
To have passed through life and never experienced solitude is to have never known oneself. To have never known oneself is to have never known… — Joseph Wood Krutch
When my father passed away, he had his organs donated. In that painful moment, I was deeply comforted knowing that my father would be able… — John Perez
The quarrels of lovers are like summer storms. Everything is more beautiful when they have passed. — Suzanne Curchod
Of all the unchristian beverages that ever passed my lips, Turkish coffee is the worst. The cup is small, it is smeared with grounds; the… — Mark Twain
The mathematical framework of quantum theory has passed countless successful tests and is now universally accepted as a consistent and accurate description of all atomic… — Fritjof Capra
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and say, 'I lost it.' — Sydney J. Harris
If you think about it seriously, all the questions about the soul and the immortality of the soul and paradise and hell are at bottom… — Antonio Gramsci
Pardon me," I answered, as I placed a bundle of straw upon the fire and slightly stirred it. Then I turned quickly but already we… — Unknown Author

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