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In my opinion instruction is very purposeless for such individuals who do no want merely to collect a mass of knowledge, but are mainly interested… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
...the fullest development of the highest powers of men can be achieved only in a world of peace. — Robert M. Hutchins
When you want a thing deeply, earnestly and intensely, this feeling of desire reinforces your will and arouses in you the determination to work for… — Grenville Kleiser
Language as the technology of human extension, whose powers of division and separation we know so well, may have been the "Tower of Babel" by… — Marshall McLuhan
One can only learn his powers of action by action, and his powers of thought by thinking — John Burroughs
The mind is incredible. Once you've gained mastery over it, channelling its powers positively, for your purpose you can do anything. — Arnold Schwarzenegger
A time will come when the science of destruction shall bend before the arts of peace; when the genius which multiplies our powers, which creates… — Francois Arago
Widely spaced earth-sheltered towns offer sweeping views over the plains. High-speed trains link the communities. Food is grown in the region. Bikeways are everywhere. Nonpolluting… — Malcolm Wells
For many years there have been treatments available which are successful and usually NOT harmful for diseases, such as AIDS, cancer, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, organ… — Unknown Author
Any individual can be, in time, what he earnestly desires to be, if he but sets his face steadfastly in the direction of that one… — Unknown Author
I appeal to the responsibility of the blocs and the major powers, not to seek security in the arms race, but rather in a meeting… — Gustav Heinemann
It may be that for a long time some nations will continue to fight each other, but the example of those nations who prefer arbitration… — Randal Cremer
A world government with powers adequate to guarantee security is not a remote ideal for the distant future. It is an urgent necessity if our… — Albert Einstein
There is no reason to have problems between country and country, between government and government, when there is a separation of powers. — Ricardo Lagos
It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress… — Robert Byrd
Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher? What sinews are those? - A will undisappointed; evils avoided; powers daily exercised; careful resolutions; unerring… — Epictetus
The federal government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle, that it can exercise only the powers granted to it… — John Marshall
With ideas it is like with dizzy heights you climb: At first they cause you discomfort and you are anxious to get down, distrustful of… — Nikola Tesla
Augustus gradually increased his powers, taking over those of the senate, the executives and the laws. The aristocracy received wealth and position in proportion to… — Tacitus
The British government had not engaged in any serious actual oppression of the colonies before 1774, but it had claimed powers not granted by the… — Edmund Morgan

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