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The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single dogmatic creed but the liberation of the diverse energies of… — John F. Kennedy
Estimates suggest that from 20 to 50 million Americans routinely, albeit illegally, smoke marijuana without the benefit of direct medical supervision. Yet, despite this long… — Frances M. Young
In masks outrageous and austere The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile. — Elinor Wylie
No single tradition monopolizes the truth. We must glean the best values of all traditions and work together to remove the tensions between traditions in… — Nhat Hanh
Think of a single problem confronting the world today. Disease, poverty, global warming... If the problem is going to be solved, it is science that… — Bill Bryson
You empty yourself and wait, listening. After a time you hear it: There is nothing there...You feel the world's word as a tension, a hum,… — Annie Dillard
I wanted to have a go at a pop career. My first single, 'Baby I Don't Care', was a hit, and the second, 'Bye Bye… — Jennifer Ellison
There is not a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as American. — Mark Twain
The normal is what you find but rarely. The normal is an ideal. It is a picture that one fabricates of the average characteristics of… — W. Somerset Maugham
The road to social justice for the farm worker is the road of unionization. Our cause, our strike against table grapes and our international boycott… — Cesar Chavez
One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single hole or ace, than if one has never had a… — William Hazlitt
The drying up a single tear has more, of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore. — Lord Byron
Nature as a whole is a progressive realization of purpose strictly comparable to the realization of purpose in any single plant or animal. — John Dewey
The right to criticize: the right to hold unpopular beliefs; the right to protest; the right of independent thought. The exercise of these rights should… — Margaret Chase Smith
I'm telling America we need to not discriminate against faith-based programs. We need to welcome them so our society is more wholesome, more welcoming, and… — George W. Bush
The efficiency of a truly national leader consists primarily in preventing the division of the attention of a people, and always in concentrating it on… — Adolf Hitler
There is not one single social or economic principle or concept in the philosophy of the Russian Bolshevik which has not been realized, carried into… — Winston Churchill
It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how to persist and… — Jonah Lehrer
Every single person has within an ocean of pure vibrant consciousness. Every single human being can experience that - infinite intelligence, infinite creativity, infinite happiness,… — David Lynch
Generally speaking, "an eye single to the glory of God" means sacrifice. It means that instead of endlessly doing what we want to do, we… — Hartman Rector, Jr.

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