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The family is the single most important institution in Afghan culture. It is described in the countrys constitution as the fundamental pillar of society. — Asne Seierstad
The loveliest, sweetest flower that bloomed in paradise, and the first that died, has rarely blossomed since on mortal soil. It is so frail, so… — Elizabeth Fry
Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it was somewhere else. No one seems to have noticed… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder. You get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger. May you never take one… — Lee Ann Womack
We took tea, by Boswell's desire; and I eat one bun, I think, that I might not be seen to fast ostentatiously. When I find… — Samuel Johnson
Life seems to be an experience in ascending and descending. You think you're beginning to live for a single aim -. . . for discovery… — Margaret Caroline Anderson
When my bed is empty, Makes me feel awful mean and blue. My springs are getting rusty, Living single like I do. — Bessie Smith
The manner in which one single ray of light, one single precious hint, will clarify and energize the whole mental life of him who receives… — Arnold Bennett
We do not go to bed in single pairs; even if we choose not to refer to them, we still drag there with us the… — Angela Carter
A satisfying prayer life elevates and purifies every act of body and mind and integrates the entire personality into a single spiritual unit. In the… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Oh for a single hour of that Dundee Who on that day the word of onset gave! — William Wordsworth
First, it is necessary to study the facts, to multiply the number of observations, and then later to search for formulas that connect them so… — Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Text is linear; it is black and white; it doesn't zoom around the page in 3-D; it isn't intelligent by itself; in fact, in terms… — Unknown Author
What is the central core of the subject [computer science]? What is it that distinguishes it from the separate subjects with which it is related?… — Tony Hoare
Please don't fall into the trap of believing that I am terribly dogmatical about [the goto statement]. I have the uncomfortable feeling that others are… — Edsger Dijkstra
Not for one single day Can I discern my way, But this I surely know- Who gives the day Will show the way, So I… — William Arthur Dunkerley
I have never seen one who really loves goodness or one who really hates wickedness. One who really loves goodness will not place anything above… — Confucius
Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another. I maintain also that substances, whether… — Gottfried Leibniz
The revolution which began with the creation of quantum theory and relativity theory can only be finished with their unification into a single theory that… — Lee Smolin
The dog [in Pavlov's experiments] does not continue to salivate whenever it hears a bell unless sometimes at least an edible offering accompanies the bell.… — Gordon W. Allport

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