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• Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and… — Charles Baudelaire
• Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which make up one half of art, the other being the eternal… — Charles Baudelaire
• When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even… — Nhat Hanh
• I do not wish to die- There is such contingent beauty in life: The open window on summer mornings Looking… — Alfred Leslie Rowse
• Love is not obedience, conformity, or submission. It is a counterfeit love that is contingent upon authority, punishment, or reward.… — Dan Barker
• Just as ecstasy purifies you of the particular and the contingent, leaving nothing except light and darkness, so insomnia kills… — Emile M. Cioran
• The only feasible solution is a political reconciliation... Mr. President, the time is now to put pressure on the Iraqi… — Mike Coffman
• Keep in mind that you don't need to be addicted to money in order to acquire it. You can prefer… — Ken Keyes Jr.
• There are also two kinds of truths, those of reasoning and those of fact. Truths of reasoning are necessary and… — Gottfried Leibniz
• [In mathematics] There are two kinds of mistakes. There are fatal mistakes that destroy a theory, but there are also… — Gian-Carlo Rota
• The tantalizing and compelling pursuit of mathematical problems offers mental absorption, peace of mind amid endless challenges, repose in activity,… — Morris Kline
• Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.… — Mother Teresa

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