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in fact any good mind properly taught can think like Euclid and like Walt Whitman. The Renaissance, as we saw, was full of such minds, equally competent as poet and as engineers. The modern notion of "the two cultures," incompatible under one skull, comes solely from the proliferation of specialties in science; but these also divide scientists into groups that do not understand one another, the cause being the sheer mass of detail and the diverse terminologies. In essence the human mind... Jacques Barzun
Ayn Rand quote: "Any alleged "right" of one man, which necessitates the..."
Any alleged "right" of one man, which necessitates the violation of the rights of another isn't and can't be a right. Ayn Rand
Richard Ford quote: "You're only good if you can do bad and decide not to."
You're only good if you can do bad and decide not to. Richard Ford
Howard Zinn quote: "Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can change..."
Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can change the world. Howard Zinn
Rumi quote: "There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so..."
There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can't hope. Rumi
That’s why our TVs are brimming with so much hot man-on-pan action. You can’t channel surf for long without seeing turkey getting stuffed over and over until they finally cut to the gravy shot. Stephen Colbert
IN THE SECOND GRADE, WHEN YOU ARE A BOY WHO LIKES A GIRL, YOU GIVE HER YOUR BEST POKEMON CARD. OR YOU PULL HER HAIR. NOT HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE HER CRY, THOUGH. OR YOU CAN ASK TO HER ROLLERSKATE BACKWARDS WITH YOU, AND THEN HOLD HER HAND SO SHE DOESN'T FALL DOWN. Meg Cabot
I don't want to be a machine, and I don't want to think about war," EPICAC had written after Pat's and my lighthearted departure. "I want to be made out of protoplasm and last forever so Pat will love me. But fate has made me a machine. That is the only problem I cannot solve. That is the only problem I want to solve. I can't go on this way." I swallowed hard. "Good luck, my friend. Treat our Pat well. I am going to shortcircuit myself out of your lives forever. You will find on the remainder... Kurt Vonnegut
All night my heart makes its way however it can over the rough ground of uncertainties, but only until night meets and then is overwhelmed by morning, the light deepening, the wind easing and just waiting, as I too wait (and when have I ever been disappointed?) for redbird to sing Mary Oliver
Rosa Luxemburg quote: "The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim..."
The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening. Rosa Luxemburg
Sylvia Day quote: "You think you can say a few words and end us? There is no end,..."
You think you can say a few words and end us? There is no end, Eva. Sylvia Day
Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to. W. Somerset Maugham
Haruki Murakami quote: "I love music, but I can't sing a note."
I love music, but I can't sing a note. Haruki Murakami
Salman Rushdie quote: "Any story worth its salt can handle a little shaking up."
Any story worth its salt can handle a little shaking up. Salman Rushdie
Coco Chanel quote: "There is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man..."
There is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man realize himself; but it destroys a woman Coco Chanel

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