Upon Quotes
10257 quotes by 4642 authors
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I can express no better hope for my country than that the kind Providence which smiled upon our fathers may enable their children to preserve…
— Franklin Pierce
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A farmer travelling with his load Picked up a horseshoe on the road, And nailed if fast to his barn door, That luck might down…
— James Thomas Fields
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Some of the comments that have been uttered about Islam do not reflect the sentiments of my government or the sentiments of most Americans. Islam,…
— George W. Bush
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All Americans must recognize that the face of terror is not the true faith - face of Islam. Islam is a faith that brings comfort…
— George W. Bush
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I have assured His Majesty that our war is against evil, not against Islam. There are thousands of Muslims who proudly call themselves Americans, and…
— George W. Bush
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What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
— Larry Wall
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Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you, inviting you to useful work. To live at this time is an inestimable privilege, and…
— Grenville Kleiser
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He had mittens, Minjekahwun, Magic mittens made of deer-skin; When upon his hands he wore them, He could smite the rocks asunder, He could grind…
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Say not, I have found the path of the soul Say rather, I have met the soul walking upon my path.
— Khalil Gibran
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The earth doesn't belong to anyone. It is the land upon which all of us are to live for many years, ploughing, reaping and destroying.…
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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We have yet to discover the true incentive, the inner Will which will have an over-mastering effect upon our lives, and yet be present in…
— Nilakanta Sri Ram
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Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Mecca, in Arabia the man who, of all men exercised the greatest influence…
— John William Draper
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The things we really need come to us only as gifts, and in order to receive them as gifts we have to be open. In…
— Thomas Merton
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What shall I say! And how shall I describe this Birth to you? For this wonder fills me with astonishment. The Ancient of Days has…
— Saint John Chrysostom
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A common fallacy in much of the adverse criticism to which science is subjected today is that it claims certainty, infallibility and complete emotional objectivity.…
— Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
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We are not called upon to do all the good possible, but only that which we can do.
— Theodore Guerin
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Scientists themselves readily admit that they do not fully understand the consequences of our many-faceted assault upon the interwoven fabric of atmosphere, water, land and…
— Prince Charles
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The brain is the great factory of thought. To it are directed all the forces of nature, forces which, for thousands of years, have been…
— Leonardo Bianchi
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Made up of a dozen billion microscopic nerve-cell units interconnected by millions upon millions of conducting nerve-threads weaving incredibly intricate patterns, the brain, as an…
— William Feindel
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We should scarcely be excused in concluding this essay without calling the reader's attention to the beneficent and wise laws established by the author of…
— John Dalton
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