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Streams may spring from one source and yet some may be clear and some be foul. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Every person has the latent ability to read minds and influence the physical world without touching it, but they don't have the ability to connect… — Maria V. Snyder
Art arises from sources other than logic." (p.32) — Milan Kundera
Language is the source of misunderstandings. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A child free from the guilt of ownership and the burden of economic competition will grow up with the will to do what needs doing… — Ursula K. Le Guin
We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own… — Elie Wiesel
Be careful who you choose as your hero or who you choose to deify, be it Clay Aiken or Barack Obama. You put all you're… — Craig Ferguson
Our life of contemplation shall retain the following characteristics: â€”missionary: by going out physically or in spirit in search of souls all over the universe.… — Mother Teresa
Svengal lay groaning on the turf. His thighs were sheer agony. His buttocks ached. His calf muscles were on fire. Now, afterhe had tumbled off… — John Flanagan
Other people's marriages are a perpetual source of amazement. — Patrick O'Brian
It's still National Library Week. You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like… — Neil Gaiman
Truth is not a reward for good behaviour, nor a prize for passing some tests. It cannot be brought about. It is the primary, the… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
A people living under the perpetual menace of war and invasion is very easy to govern. It demands no social reform. It does not haggle… — Anatole France
I give no sources, because it is indifferent to me whether what I have thought has already been thought before me by another. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Technical advisor. Since you know our enemies so well, weâ€™re going to pick your brain. (Jericho) Iâ€™ll tell you what you want to know. There's… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
In terms of the historical record, I should also point out that there is no account in any ancient source whatsoever about King Herod slaughtering… — Bart D. Ehrman
I knew that my heart and mind would always be tempted to feel anger--to find blame and hate. But I resolved that when the negative… — Immaculee Ilibagiza
There is neither source nor end, for all things are in the Center of Time. As all the stars may be reflected in a round… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Hardest of all, as one becomes older, is to accept that sapient remarks can be drawn from the most unwelcome or seemingly improbable sources, and… — Christopher Hitchens
People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state,… — Abraham Joshua Heschel

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