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It strikes me as unfair, and even in bad taste, to select a few of them for boundless admiration, attributing superhuman powers of mind and… — Albert Einstein
The history of Science is not a mere record of isolated discoveries; it is a narrative of the conflict of two contending powers, the expansive… — John William Draper
Great abilities are not requisite for an Historian; for in historical composition, all the greatest powers of the human mind are quiescent. — Samuel Johnson
Extemporaneous speaking should be practised [sic] and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other… — Abraham Lincoln
He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating it's most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people… — Thomas Jefferson
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. — Thomas Jefferson
Every one must act according to the dictates of his own reason, and mine tells me that civil powers alone have been given to the… — Thomas Jefferson
The more I work with the powers of Nature, the more I feel God's benevolence to man; the closer I am to the great truth… — Guglielmo Marconi
This bill would renounce the safe, proper, and acceptable role for Government as a referee of disputes between the governed. It would interpose the Government… — Strom Thurmond
The legislative powers of government reach actions only and not opinions. — Thomas Jefferson
I am entirely persuaded that the agitations of the public mind advance its powers, and that at every vibration between the points of liberty and… — Thomas Jefferson
The most effectual means of preventing the perversion of power into tyranny are to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at… — Thomas Jefferson
If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by… — George Washington
The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by mans attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up,… — Charles Darwin
The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded. — Alexander Hamilton
When you come back to God for pardon and salvation, come with all you have to lay all at his feet. Come with your body,… — Charles Grandison Finney
We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't make peace with ourselves. World peace must develop out… — Dalai Lama
If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man… — Alphonse de Lamartine
I think death is a tremendous adventure- a gateway into a new life, in which you have further powers, deeper joys, and wonderful horizons. — Leslie Weatherhead
The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess. Its billions of nerve cells - called neurons - lie in a tangled web that displays cognitive powers… — William Allan
This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball. — Blake Griffin
We cannot conceive how the Foetus is form'd in the Womb, nor as much as how a Plant springs from the Earth we tread on… — Joseph Glanvill
The rock has strange powers. When you rub it, and run down the hill, the adrenaline flows. It's the most emotional experience I've ever had. — Unknown Author
In my clinical experience, the greatest block to a person's development is his having to take on a way of life which is not rooted… — Rollo May
The flexible muscles growing daily more rigid give character to the countenance ; that is, they trace the operations of the mind with the iron… — Mary Wollstonecraft

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