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The mind of man is capable of anything--because everything is in it, all the past as well as all the future. What was there after all? Joy, fear, sorrow, devotion, valor, rage--who can tell?--but truth--truth stripped of its cloak of time. Joseph Conrad
Vanessa Redgrave quote: "Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes,..."
Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings. Vanessa Redgrave
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What happens when you let an unsatisfactory present go on long enough? It becomes your entire history. Louise Erdrich
Linda seemed to recognize loneliness. Possibly she could see it sitting opposite her, sipping lager and trying not to lose its temper. It was an illness, loneliness--it made you weak, gullible, feebleminded. Nick Hornby
Joseph Beuys quote: "Truth must be found in reality, not systems."
Truth must be found in reality, not systems. Joseph Beuys
Robert Orben quote: "Planned obsolescence is not really a new concept. God used it..."
Planned obsolescence is not really a new concept. God used it with people. Robert Orben
Leonard Woolf quote: "The grinding of the intellect is for most people as painful as..."
The grinding of the intellect is for most people as painful as a dentist's drill. Leonard Woolf
Samuel Johnson quote: "Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable."
Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable. Samuel Johnson
Jonah Lomu quote: "I was diagnosed with the illness right before the 1995 World Cup."
I was diagnosed with the illness right before the 1995 World Cup. Jonah Lomu
Only ignorance! only ignorance! how can you talk about only ignorance? Don't you know that it is the worst thing in the world, next to wickedness? -- and which does the most mischief heaven only knows. If people can say, `Oh! I did not know, I did not mean any harm,' they think it is all right. Anna Sewell
Mike Butcher quote: "We're looking for a guy that can step it up."
We're looking for a guy that can step it up. Mike Butcher
If it comes to be believed that we are simply a propaganda organ of some kind, as a lot of people believe about some of our competitors, that would be a problem. Brit Hume
John Ruskin quote: "Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for..."
Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons. John Ruskin
Mahatma Gandhi quote: "Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life...."
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living? Mahatma Gandhi
How could you justify giving Holland twice the amount of money that you gave Belgium? Well, finally, I put it up to them. They said that they couldn't do it; it would destroy them. I said they had to do it. And I finally got support from Hoffman on it. W. Averell Harriman