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September 11 impressed upon us that life is a precious gift. Every life has a purpose. And I think we all have a duty to… — Bill Frist
As a race, the African is inferior to the white man. Subordination to the white man is his normal condition. He is not his equal… — Alexander H. Stephens
Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner- stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro… — Alexander H. Stephens
I have kiddingly called it the 'Super Bowl,' which obviously can be improved upon. — Lamar Hunt
This is what aesthetics, development and progress depend upon: that we go out on thin ice. — Asger Jorn
For twenty-five centuries, Western knowledge has tried to look upon the world. It has failed to understand that the world is not for the beholding.… — Jacques Attali
May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face, and the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with… — George Jung
If we don't know that there is such a person as God, we don't know the first thing (the most important thing) about ourselves, each… — Alvin Plantinga
Luck enters into every contingency. You are a fool if you forget it -- and a greater fool if you count upon it. — Phyllis Bottome
As animals, we walk the earth. As bearers of divine essence, we are among the stars. As human beings, we are caught in the middle,… — B.K.S. Iyengar
Each of these [bacterial] species are masterpieces of evolution. Each has persisted for thousands to millions of years. Each is exquisitely adapted to the environment… — E. O. Wilson
In everything, depend upon yourself, but work in harmony with all things. Do not depend even upon the Infinite, but learn to work and live… — Christian D. Larson
A Chinese tale tells of some men sent to harm a young girl who, upon seeing her beauty, become her protectors rather than her violators.… — Unknown Author
The job of formal methods is to elucidate the assumptions upon which formal correctness depends. — Tony Hoare
Fashion is not simply a matter of clothes. Fashion is in the air, born upon the wind. One intuits it. It is in the sky… — Coco Chanel
You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair. — Taisen Deshimaru
My campaign is based upon the proposition that the answers to the problems which currently plague our cities, our towns, and our homes, are not… — Jerry Springer
Depend only upon yourself, but work in harmony with all things. — Christian D. Larson
Is beauty a reminder of something we once knew, with poetry one of its vehicles? Does it give us a brief vision of that 'rarely… — Patricia K Page
We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and… — Sarah Bernhardt
Do not think too much of the dead husk of your friend, or mourn too much over it, but send your thoughts out towards the… — Edward Carpenter
Satire is a composition of salt and mercury; and it depends upon the different mixture and preparation of those ingredients, that it comes out a… — Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey
Sharing is the essence of teaching. It is, I have come to believe, the essence of civilization...Without it, the imagination is but the echo of… — Bill Moyers
Timing is everything. Tell me how a young man spends his evenings and I will tell you how far he is likely to go in… — B. C. Forbes
A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or newspaper the resulting effect… — Mark Twain

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