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One man's word is no man's word; we should quietly hear both sides. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
With the camera, it's all or nothing. You either get what you're after at once, or what you do has to be worthless. I don't… — Walker Evans
Of all the featherless beasts, only man, chained by his self-imposed slavery to the clock, denies the elemental fire and proceeds as best he can… — Edward Abbey
For hours she danced and sang and flirted and did this thing that's-she did Marilyn Monroe. And then there was the inevitable drop. And when… — Richard Avedon
While it [tolerance] is more or less quietly and constitutionally withdrawn from the opposition, it is made compulsory behavior with respect to established policies. — Herbert Marcuse
If we have chosen the position in life in which we can most of all work for mankind, no burdens can bow us down, because… — Karl Marx
Sometimes you move publicly, sometimes privately. Sometimes quietly, sometimes at the top of your voice. — James Baker
If you would rule the world quietly, you must keep it amused. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
For all the sirens, game-show buzzers, and drum-rolls of life, it is the nature of men to die quietly. — D.B.C. Pierre
I simply want to celebrate the fact that right near your home, year in and year out, a community college is quietly — and with… — Kay Ryan
I have allowed the president to pick his political appointees…But I will not sit quietly and let him shred the Constitution. — Rand Paul
The national characteristics... the restless metaphysical curiosity, the tenderness of good living and the passionate individualism. This is the invisible constant in a place with… — Lawrence Durrell
A final reminder. Whenever you are in Paris at twilight in the early summer, return to the Seine and watch the evening sky close slowly… — Kate Simon
Speaking the words he had been taught, directing them no longer upward but to the earth on which he knelt, he prayed: 'For what we… — J M Coetzee
He who believes in God is not careful for the morrow, but labors joyfully and with a great heart. "For He giveth His beloved, as… — Martin Luther
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives — William C. Dement
Sit quietly and open up to spirit. — Unknown Author
If you determine your course With force or speed, You miss the way of the dharma. Quietly consider What is right and what is wrong.… — Gautama Buddha
An absolute joy to read - it stimulates and engages. Westney is asking new questions not addressed elsewhere . . . and you will be… — Unknown Author
Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed, and… — Plato
I remember a Buddhist teachers reflections on the Holocaust...What terrible karma those Jews mustve had... This kind of fundamentalism, which blames the victims and rationalizes… — David Loy
To be alive is to listen quietly while other people talk. That's how you learn something. — Rachel Kushner
You asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my… — Kristan Higgins
It is not by great acts but by small failures that freedom dies. . . . Justice and liberty die quietly, because men first learn… — Unknown Author
He also didn't like a lock of my hair and said that he couldn't get into the moment without the hair being just right. I… — Madeleine Stowe

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