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How far have we come in man's long pilgrimage from darkness toward light? Are we nearing the light-a day of freedom and of peace for… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
If music in general is an imitation of history, opera in particular is an imitation of human willfulness; it is rooted in the fact that… — Wystan Hugh Auden
In the beautiful, man sets himself up as the standard of perfection; in select cases he worships himself in it. Man believes that the world… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Every transformation of humanity has rested upon deep stirrings and intuitions, whose rationalized expression takes the form of a new picture of the cosmos and… — Lewis Mumford
It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which… — J. William Fulbright
We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose-the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth. — John Quincy Adams
Penetrate deeply in the secret existence of anyone about you, even of the man or woman whom you count happiest, and you will come upon… — Myrtle Reed
The fact is that my wife if she had common sense would have more power over me than any other whatsoever, for my heart always… — Lord Byron
We quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it, instead of which it only overflows the brim - objects press around us,… — Oscar Wilde
Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth. — Nicolas Chamfort
The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
However, the small probability of a similar encounter [of the earth with a comet], can become very great in adding up over a huge sequence… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
The long summer was over. For ages a tropical climate had prevailed over a great part of the earth, and animals whose home is now… — Louis Agassiz
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth..." Whatever our speculations may be in regard to a "beginning," and when it was, it… — Elisha Gray
All known living bodies are sharply divided into two special kingdoms, based upon the essential differences which distinguish animals from plants, and in spite of… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast. — Charles R. Swindoll
I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too. — Maya Angelou
Football is the priority, even more than school. Art is frowned upon. I had to sneak music in. — Kevin McCall

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