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Architecture is an imposed art in some ways, imposed upon the public, so people must be sure about what you're doing. You have to be… — Renzo Piano
He who pretends to look upon death without fear, lies — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
It may be you fear more to deliver judgment upon me than I fear judgment. — Giordano Bruno
In doing one's work primarily for God, the fear of undue restriction is put, sooner or later, out of the question. He pays me and… — Basil King
DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears. — Ambrose Bierce
Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form a mutual check upon each other. — William Blackstone
There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that, if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, their prosperity will… — William Jennings Bryan
The mind of a horse is a very limited concern, relying almost entirely upon memory. He rivals our politicians in that he has little real… — Apsley Cherry-Garrard
All [zoos] actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to… — H. L. Mencken
No politician has ever yet been able to rule his country, nor has any country ever yet been able to face the world, upon the… — Frederick Scott Oliver
That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them and has a presentiment of their wishes, and is skillful… — Plato
I will not kill or hurt any living creature needlessly, nor destroy any beautiful thing, but will strive to save and comfort all gentle life,… — John Ruskin
The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, and a disposition to rely wholly… — Samuel Johnson
Flowers . . . have a mysterious and subtle influence upon the feelings, not unlike some strains of music. They relax the tenseness of the… — Henry Ward Beecher
The current institutionally provided retirement plans will not cover people's needs upon retirement. — Scott D. Cook
Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors. — Pope John Paul II
Go ye, who rest so placidly upon the sacred Bard who had been young, and when he strung his harp was old, and had never… — Charles Dickens
It is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that would have conjured up such a cowardly and depraved assault upon thousands of innocent people. — Jean Chretien
If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night — Eamon de Valera
A philosophy of the history of the human race, worthy of its name, must begin with the heavens and descend to the earth, must be… — Friedrich Ratzel
I was stricken by news and television pictures coming from the United States this morning. It is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that would… — Jean Chretien
Perhaps, the highest pleasure in art is identical with the highest pleasure in scientific theory. The emotion which accompanies the clear recognition of unity in… — Roger Fry
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth. — Pliny the Elder
And every breath I ever took, every tear I ever wept, every star I wished upon seemed nothing until now. Every prayer I ever said… — Jann Arden
Some people think the Federal Reserve Banks are United States Government Institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people of the United… — Louis Thomas McFadden

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