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I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement. — Ehud Olmert
One of the great dreams of man must be to find some place between the extremes of nature and civilization where it is possible to… — Barry Lopez
In behaving respectfully toward all that the land contains, it is possible to imagine a stifling ignorance falling away from us. — Barry Lopez
Freedom for me is a strict frame, and inside that frame are all the variations possible. — Henri Cartier-Bresson
Effective use of Braille is as important to the blind as independent mobility, knowledge in the use of adaptive technology, and the core belief that… — Bob Ney
Art alone makes life possible â€“ this is how radically I should like to formulate it. I would say that without art man is inconceivable… — Joseph Beuys
Savor kindness because cruelty is always possible later. — Jenny Holzer
Literature is the one place in any society where, within the secrecy of our own heads, we can hear voices talking about everything in every… — Salman Rushdie
Can it be possible that the painters make John the Baptist a Spaniard in Madrid and an Irishman in Dublin? — Mark Twain
I have thought of a pulley to raise me gradually; but that would give me pain, as it would counteract my natural inclination. I would… — Samuel Johnson
We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up gender equality becomes a natural way of… — Beyonce Knowles
She only maintains that it is possible, under some circumstances, for a lady to murder her husband; but that a woman who wears ankle-strap shoes… — Judith Martin
Positive deviance means doing the right thing for sustainability, despite being surrounded by the wrong institutional structures, the wrong processes and stubbornly uncooperative people. That… — Sara Parkin
Though it is possible to utter words only with the intention to fulfill the will of God, it is very difficult not to think about… — Leo Tolstoy
Satire must not be a kind of superfluous ill will, but ill will from a higher point of view. Ridiculous man, divine God. Or else,… — Paul Klee
You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue,… — Thomas a Kempis
Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance. — Henri Matisse
We need to reduce or at least limit U.S. demand for oil as quickly as possible, and we need to develop new technologies that can… — Sherwood Boehlert
In the society of men the truth resides now less in what things are than in what they are not. Our social realities are so… — R. D. Laing
Between religion's this is and poetry's but suppose this is, there must always be some kind of tension, until the possible and the actual meet… — Northrop Frye

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