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History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions.

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To see a world in a grain of sandAnd a heaven in a wild flower,Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,And eternity in an hour. William Blake
Mark Twain quote: "Man is the reasoning animal. Such is the claim."
Man is the reasoning animal. Such is the claim. Mark Twain
...the more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves. If you never let them take any risks, then I believe they become very prone to injury. Boys should be allowed to climb tall trees and walk along the tops of high walls and dive into the sea from high rocks... The same with girls. I like the type of child who takes risks. Better by far than the one who never does so. Roald Dahl
Of course you keep telling yourself there's something to be learned from everything, and growing old shouldn't be that hard. That's the general drift. Haruki Murakami
Edward Gibbon quote: "Active valour may often be the present of nature; but such..."
Active valour may often be the present of nature; but such patient diligence can be the fruit only of habit and discipline. Edward Gibbon
James Patterson quote: "But what is life if you don't live it?"
But what is life if you don't live it? James Patterson
Billy Crudup quote: "Every time I do a movie, I think it's going to be a huge hit."
Every time I do a movie, I think it's going to be a huge hit. Billy Crudup
I've always thought that we, as human beings, would be naive and arrogant to pretend that we're the only life form in the galaxy. Jonathan Frakes
Paul Tillich quote: "I hope for the day when everyone can speak of God without..."
I hope for the day when everyone can speak of God without embarrassment. Paul Tillich
Hyman Rickover quote: "If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy...."
If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't. Hyman Rickover
He stepped off the pavement like a man jumping off a bridge, as calm as a swimmer with an ocean out below. Lucy had known what he was going to do the instant their eyes met. She'd know what he intended because she would have done the very same thing if she'd had his courage. Nothing was going to break his fall. Alice Hoffman
Robert Orben quote: "Humor starts like a wildfire, but then continues on,..."
Humor starts like a wildfire, but then continues on, smoldering, smoldering for years. Robert Orben
Today, a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration and that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There's no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and you are the imagination of yourself. Here's Tom with the weather...! Bill Hicks
Ernest Hemingway quote: "Never mistake motion for action."
Never mistake motion for action. Ernest Hemingway
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If I want my children to learn what bomba and plena is, I will teach them. Luis Guzman