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• In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to live as a brief reprieve. — Theodor Adorno
• Well, in brief, I was discovered by a lady called Beth Boldt. She had also been a model. She used… — Naomi Campbell
• As a father, physician and nurse, I have a special place in my heart for children, and I know the… — Richard Carmona
• The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level… — Henri Cartier-Bresson
• All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
• The short bloom of our brief and narrow life flies fast away. While we are calling for flowers and wine… — Juvenal
• It is very remarkable that while the words Eternal, Eternity, Forever, are constantly in our mouths, and applied without hesitation,… — George Julius Poulett Scrope
• You're like this little blip of light that lasts for a very brief time and you can shine as brightly… — Sean Faircloth
• All our moments are last moments. We abide in the forever leaving of our own coming? We can put our… — Jens Jensen
• We can never know God as it is our privilege to know Him by brief repetitions that are requests for… — Edward McKendree Bounds
• A backlash against women's rights is nothing new. Indeed it's a recurring phenomenon: it returns every time women begin to… — Susan Faludi
• Bad Gardens copy, good gardens create, great gardens transcend. What all great gardens have in common are their ability to… — Ken Wilber

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