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Nothing great in science has ever been done by men, whatever their powers, in whom the divine afflatus of the truth-seeker was wanting. — Thomas Huxley
I call that mind free which jealously guards its intellectual rights and powers, which calls no man master, which does not content itself with a… — Woody Allen
Extensive powers not exercised as far as was necessary have, I believe, scarcely ever failed to ruin the possessor. — George Washington
The central fire is desire, and all the powers of our being are given us to see, to fight for, and to win the object… — Basil W. Maturin
The concentration and reciprocal effect of industry and agriculture conjoin in a growth of productive powers, which increases more in geometrical than in arithmetical proportion. — Friedrich List
The reason was the failure of both Japan and China to understand each other and the inability of America and the European powers to sympathize,… — Hideki Tojo
You cannot love everyone; it is ridiculous to think you can. If you love everyone and everything you lose your natural powers of selection and… — Anton Szandor LaVey
Symbols are to the mind what tools are to the hand--an extended application of its powers. — Dion Fortune
There are many who hold, as I do, that the most important part of life is not the age of university studies, but the first… — Maria Montessori
The child has other powers than ours, and the creation he achieves is no small one; it is everything. — Maria Montessori
Happiness is... the grace of being permitted to unfold... all the spiritual powers planted within us. — Franz Werfel
The War between the States... produced the foundation for the kind of government we have today: consolidated and absolute, based on the unrestrained will of… — Walter E. Williams
When we become hollow bones there is no limit to what the Higher Powers can do in and through us in spiritual things. — Frank Fools Crow
My journey is so similar to everyone elses journey, because we all are human. We all have been defeated by the powers of darkness, and… — Ted Dekker
The great powers of the world may have done wonders in giving the world an industrial and military look but the great gift still has… — Steven Biko
Knowledge is great. Competence is great. But the combination of both encourages people to trust you and increases your powers of enchantment. And in this… — Guy Kawasaki
Be very careful that you do not unconsciously assume that nervous tension is power. This is vital. Watch yourself the next time you work toward… — Vernon Howard
The freedom and human capacities of individuals must be developed to their maximum but individual powers must be linked to democracy in the sense that… — Henry Giroux
Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the… — Haile Selassie
What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions… — C. Wright Mills
The architect who combines in his being the powers of vision, of imagination, of intellect, of sympathy with human need and the power to interpret… — Louis Sullivan
I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis. — James Monroe
Happiness is impossible, and even inconceivable, to a mind without scope and without pause, a mind driven by craving, pleasure, or fear. To be happy,… — George Santayana
What we do may be small, but it has a certain character of permanence; and to have produced anything of the slightest permanent interest, whether… — G. H. Hardy
Having a body that is like a musical instrument, open enough to be able to resonate, literally resonate with what is coming both from the… — Marion Woodman

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