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Robert A. Heinlein quote: "A slave cannot be freed, save he do it himself. Nor can you..."
A slave cannot be freed, save he do it himself. Nor can you enslave a free man; the very most you can do is kill him! Robert A. Heinlein
Eugene V. Debs quote: "Be true to yourself and you cannot be a traitor to any good..."
Be true to yourself and you cannot be a traitor to any good cause on earth. Eugene V. Debs
What could he mean by speaking so, as if I were always thinking that he cared for me, when I know he does not; he cannot. ... But I won't care for him. I surely am mistress enough of myself to control this wild, strange, miserable feeling Elizabeth Gaskell
Wendell Berry quote: "Beauty . . . cannot be interpreted. It is not an empirically..."
Beauty . . . cannot be interpreted. It is not an empirically verifiable fact; it is not a quantity. Wendell Berry
I certainly have not the talent which some people possess,' said Darcy, "of conversing easily with those I have never seen before. I cannot catch their tone of conversation, or appear interested in their concerns, as I often see done. Jane Austen
One has to be insincere and promise something which you cannot fulfill. So you either have to be a fool who does not understand what you are promising, or deliberately be lying. Vladimir Putin
Jim Rohn quote: "You cannot change your destination overnight. You can change..."
You cannot change your destination overnight. You can change your direction.---Jim Rohn Jim Rohn
Presently it appears that people are mainly concerned with being well rested. Those capable of uninterrupted sleep are much admired. Unconsciousness is in great demand. This is the day of the milligram. The rigors of learning how to do long division have been a traditional part of childhood, just like learning to smoke. In fact, as far as I am concerned, the two go hand in hand. Any child who cannot do long division by himself does not deserve to smoke. Fran Lebowitz
Now, what's the difference between an invisible, incorporeal, floating dragon who spits heatless fire and no dragon at all? If there's no way to disprove my contention, no conceivable experiment that would count against it, what does it mean to say that my dragon exists? Your inability to invalidate my hypothesis is not at all the same thing as proving it true. Claims that cannot be tested, assertions immune to disproof are veridically worthless, whatever value they may have in inspiring us... Carl Sagan
Oscar Wilde quote: "Ah! The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology..."
Ah! The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women...merely adored. Oscar Wilde
The real point is that you cannot harbor malice toward others and then cry foul when someone displays intolerance against you. Prejudice tolerated is intolerance encouraged. Rise up in righteousness when you witness the words and deeds of hate, but only if you are willing to rise up against them all, including your own. Otherwise suffer the slings and arrows of disrespect silently. Harvey Fierstein
How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me. W. H. Auden
Tom Clancy quote: "Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you..."
Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change. Tom Clancy
As I swept the last bit of dust, I made a covenant with myself: I will accept. Whatever will be, will be. I have a life to lead. I recalled words a friend had told me, the philosophy of her faith. "Life is a journey and a struggle," she had said. "We cannot control it, but we can make the best of any situation." I was indeed in quite a situation. It was up to me to make the best of it. Wangari Maathai
Arthur Miller quote: "We have not many wills, but only one --it cannot be..."
We have not many wills, but only one --it cannot be continuously compromised without atrophy setting in altogether. Arthur Miller

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