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Philip Pullman quote: "All the history of human life has been a struggle between..."

All the history of human life has been a struggle between wisdom and stupidity.

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We may feel bitterly how little our poems can do in the face of seemingly out of control technological power and seemingly limitless corporate greed, yet it has always been true that poetry can break isolation, show us to ourselves when we are outlawed or made invisible, remind us of beauty where no beauty seems possible, remind us kinship where all is represented as separation."(Defy the Space That Separates, The Nation, October 7, 1996) Adrienne Rich
The 'base frees and condenses, compresses the whole experience to the implosion of one terrible shattering spike in the graph, an afflated orgasm of the heart that makes her feel, truly, attractive, sheltered by limits, deveiled and loved, observed and alone and sufficient and female, full, as if watched for an instant by God. David Foster Wallace
Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime. W. E. B. Du Bois
Roberto Bolano quote: "The strangest part of the dream,' said Pelletier, 'was the..."
The strangest part of the dream,' said Pelletier, 'was the water was alive. Roberto Bolano
George Peppard quote: "I love to entertain an audience."
I love to entertain an audience. George Peppard
Jean Paul quote: "Never part without loving words to think of during your..."
Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life. Jean Paul
William Golding quote: "Who would sharpen a point aginst the darkness of the world?"
Who would sharpen a point aginst the darkness of the world? William Golding
Prof. Wheeler was called away last night so I took over his course in mechanics for the day. I spent all last night preparing. It went very nicely and smoothly. It was a good experience---I guess I'll do a lot of that. Richard P. Feynman
Thomas Wilson quote: "Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just..."
Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. Thomas Wilson
This success led my theoretical group to the chemical reactivity theory, extending more and more widely the range of compound and reactions that were discussed. Kenichi Fukui
I would say this in terms of my career, that my career provided me with everything that I wanted, and I think a man is fortunate if he can say that at the end of his life. E. Howard Hunt
I have a four year old and I'm telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me. It was like one of those moments when I couldn't believe my kid is acting like this. I just had to just like walk away from him because he was really pushing my buttons. Nia Long
C. S. Lewis quote: "I sometimes wonder if all pleasures are not substitutes for joy."
I sometimes wonder if all pleasures are not substitutes for joy. C. S. Lewis
So if 1960 had occurred under the old convention system, Kennedy would have had a very hard time getting the Democratic nomination because he would have been rejected by all those people who had worked with him in Washington. Michael Beschloss
James Patterson quote: "There's always be a me and you."
There's always be a me and you. James Patterson