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As we live through thousands of dreams in our present life, so is our present life only one of many thousands of such lives which… — Leo Tolstoy
Were an Asiatic to ask me for a definition of Europe, I should be forced to answer him: It is that part of the world… — Arthur Schopenhauer
What, after all, is the public under present conditions? What are the reasons for its eclipse? What hinders it from finding and identifying itself? By… — John Dewey
We fear the past, present and future. We fear the unknown, we fear not having enough, losing what we have, not having what we want.… — David Icke
To stick to the present situation would be something like a man who was observed in Times Square looking earnestly along the pavement. He was… — William Vickrey
The minority has discovered a powerful help in influencing majorities. It has been found possible so to mold the mind of the masses that they… — Edward Bernays
The first issue to be settled is whether socialism has a right to exist. Are its allegations concerning the present system true? Is industry proceeding… — John Bates Clark
Socialist thought owes its appeal to the young largely to its visionary character; the very courage to indulge in Utopian thought is in this respect… — Friedrich August von Hayek
It is often sadly remarked that the bad economists present their errors to the public better than the good economists present their truths. It is… — Henry Hazlitt
The main propoganda trick of supporters of the allegedly "progressive" policy of government control is to blame capitalism for all that is unsatisfactory in present-day… — Ludwig von Mises
This present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for too long -… — David Rockefeller
Why am I doing the work I'm doing? Why am I friends with this person? Am I living the best life I possibly can? Questions… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Being in the moment means not being distracted by the melodrama and hysteria around you. Present-moment awareness allows solutions to emerge. — Deepak Chopra
Are you disappointed, discouraged and discontented with your present level of success? Are you secretly dissatisfied with your present status? Do you want to become… — Robert H. Schuller
Governments are trying to achieve unanimity by stifling any scientist who disagrees. Einstein could not have got funding under the present system. — Nigel Calder
The objective, clearly enunciated by the leaders of UNCED, is to bring about a change in the present system of independent nations. The future is… — Dixie Lee Ray
In my view, after fifty years of service in the United National system, I perceive the utmost urgency and absolute necessity for proper Earth government.… — Robert Muller
The present representative of the Dedlocks is an excellent master.He supposes all his dependents to be utterly bereft of individual characters, intentions or opinions, and… — Charles Dickens
Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does… — Mother Teresa
Please remain calm: The Earth will heal itself - Climate is beyond our power to control...Earth doesn't care about governments or their legislation. You can't… — Robert B. Laughlin

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