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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quote: "Since you know me and my destiny only too well, you probably..."
Since you know me and my destiny only too well, you probably also know what attracts me to all unfortunate people. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Voltaire quote: "Let us work, then, and not argue,' said Martin. 'It is the..."
Let us work, then, and not argue,' said Martin. 'It is the only way to render life supportable. Voltaire
Frank Herbert quote: "Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous."
Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous. Frank Herbert
I have read a great deal of economic theory for over 50 years now, but have found only one economic "law" to which I can find NO exceptions: Where the State prevents a free market, by banning any form of goods or services, consumer demand will create a black market for those goods or services, at vastly higher prices. Can YOU think of a single exception to this law? Robert Anton Wilson
I say “Out” to every negative thought that comes to my mind. No person, place, or thing has any power over me, for I am the only thinker in my mind. I create my own reality and everyone in it. Louise L. Hay
I am one who has always been interested only in the edges, the outlying regions of the body and the outlying regions of the spirit. The depths hold no interest for me; I leave them to others for they are shallow, commonplace. Yukio Mishima
Shelby Foote quote: "Not married until 33, Abraham Lincoln said, "A woman is the..."
Not married until 33, Abraham Lincoln said, "A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that cannot hurt me. Shelby Foote
You are right to demand that an author be conscious of what he is doing, but you are confusing two concepts: solving the problem and correctly formulating the problem. Only the latter is required of the artist. Anton Chekhov
Victor Hugo quote: "Remember this, my friends: there are no such things as bad..."
Remember this, my friends: there are no such things as bad plants or bad men. There are only bad cultivators. Victor Hugo
There are ultimately only two possible adjustments to life; one is to suit our lives to principles; the other is to suit principles to our lives. If we do not live as we think, we soon begin to think as we live. The method of adjusting moral principles to the way men live is just a perversion of the order of things. Fulton J. Sheen
The dwarf bread was brought out for inspection. But it was miraculous, the dwarf bread. No one ever went hungry when they had some dwarf bread to avoid. You only had to look at it for a moment, and instantly you could think of dozens of things you'd rather eat. You're boots, for example. Mountains. Raw sheep. Your own foot. Terry Prachett
The world has never been as divided as it is now, what with religious wars, genocides, a lack of respect for the planet, economic crisis, depression, poverty, with everyone wanting instant solutions to at least some of the world's problems or their own. And things only look bleaker as we head into future. Paulo Coelho
I only know there's something unsettling about a door that closes forever. I feel a vague lament about the changing of my body, the alterations in my appearance, the bleeding out of motherhood, the fear that I will not find the mysterious green fuse again. Sue Monk Kidd
When I sit in my silence and look at my mind, it is only questions of longing and control that emerge to agitate me, and this agitation is what keeps me from evolving forward. Elizabeth Gilbert
Since when one has started dreaming, there were so many cries for help and so many bottles thrown into the sea, that it is amazing we still can see the sea when we should see only bottles. Romain Gary

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