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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
The bass is the link between harmony and rhythm. It is the foundation of a band. It is what all the other instruments stand upon,… — Victor Wooten
All of man's ills are due to his lack of knowing God within him. The perfection of God's universe is founded upon its perfection of… — Walter Russell
The Boer War occurred 37 years ago. Boer means farmer. Many criticized a great power like Britain for trying to wipe out the Boers. Upon… — Henry Hamilton Beamish
And, of all the things upon earth, I hold that a faithful friend is the best. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Abstract: Careful review of a vast array of relevant evidence clearly leads to the conclusion that some unidentified flying objects are intelligently controlled vehicles whose… — Stanton T. Friedman
Nothing in recent years, on television or anywhere else, has improved on a good story that begins "Once upon a time..." — William Bennett
I'd been depressed before, of course. But I'm talking about really depressed. Not just feeling a bit down or sad, a depression that has something… — Alan Cumming
Optimism, then, is a fact within my own heart. But as I look out upon life, my heart meets no contradiction. The outward world justifies… — Helen Keller
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise… — Wayne Dyer
The money power preys on the nation in times of peace, and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy,… — Abraham Lincoln

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