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Madeleine L'Engle quote: "I have never lived before...Until this summer, I did not know..."
I have never lived before...Until this summer, I did not know what it was to be alive. Madeleine L'Engle
Marilla felt more embarrassed than ever. She had intended to teach Anne the childish classic, "Now I lay me down to sleep." But she had, as I have told you, the glimmerings of a sense of humor--which is simply another name for a sense of the fitness of things; and it suddenly occurred to her that simple little prayer, sacred to the white-robed childhood lisping at motherly knees, was entirely unsuited to this freckled witch of a girl who knew and cared nothing about God's love, since she... L. M. Montgomery
Oscar Wilde quote: "A gentleman is one who never hurts anyones feelings..."
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyones feelings intentionally. Oscar Wilde
Thomas Hardy quote: "Good, better, best. Never let it rest, Till ur good is..."
Good, better, best. Never let it rest, Till ur good is better. And better is best. Thomas Hardy
Wheels have been set in motion, and they have their own pace, to which we are...condemned. Each move is dictated by the previous one - that is the meaning of order. If we start being arbitrary it'll just be a shambles: at least, let us hope so. Because if we happened, just happened to discover, or even suspect, that our spontaneity was part of their order, we'd know that we were lost. A Chinaman of the T'ang Dynasty - and, by which definition, a philosopher - dreamed he was a butterfly, and... Tom Stoppard
In the first place, [his eyes] never laughed when he laughed. Have you ever noticed this peculiarity some people have? It is either the sign of an evil nature or of a profound and lasting sorrow. Mikhail Lermontov
[A] disciple...can never imitate his guide's steps. You have your own way of living your life, of dealing with problems, and of winning. Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself. Paulo Coelho
...I wish that I may never think the smiles of the great and powerful a sufficient inducement to turn aside from the straight path of honesty and the convictions of my own mind. David Ricardo
The public health authorities never mention the main reason many Americans have for smoking heavily, which is that smoking is a fairly sure, fairly honorable form of suicide. Kurt Vonnegut
Alice Hoffman quote: "Once you know some things, you can't unknow them. It's a..."
Once you know some things, you can't unknow them. It's a burden that can never be given away. Alice Hoffman
One has never said better how much "humanism", "normality", "quality of life" were nothing but the vicissitudes of profitability. Jean Baudrillard
You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it. Colin Powell
I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well. More important than that, I feel an endless need to learn, to improve, to evolve, not only to please the coach and the fans, but also to feel satisfied with myself. It is my conviction that here are no limits to learning, and that it can never stop, no matter what our age. Cristiano Ronaldo
Sitting in the deserted law offices, Sanders had the feeling that he was all alone in the world, with nobody but Fernandez and the encoraching darkness. Things were happening quickly; this person he had never met before today was fast becoming a kind of lifeline for him. Michael Crichton
A rational man never distorts or corrupts his own standards and judgment in order to appeal to the irrationality, stupidity, or dishonesty of others. Ayn Rand

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