“It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions.”
— John Ciardi
Author: John Ciardi
Category: sad
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Sound is the vocabulary of nature.
“Sound is the vocabulary of nature.”
— Pierre Schaeffer
Author: Pierre Schaeffer
Category: nature
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I took every chance I could to
“I took every chance I could to meet with U.S. soldiers. I talked with them and read the books they gave me about the war. I decided I needed to return to my country and join with them – active duty soldiers and Vietnam Veterans in particular – to try and end the war.”
— Jane Fonda
Author: Jane Fonda
Category: war
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When I was a teacher, teachers would
“When I was a teacher, teachers would come into my classroom and admire my desk on which lay nothing whatever, whereas theirs were heaped with papers and books.”
— Norman MacCaig
Author: Norman MacCaig
Category: teacher
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There are three kinds of intelligence: one
“There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.”
— Niccolo Machiavelli
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Category: intelligence
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Sometimes by losing a battle you find
“Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.”
— Donald Trump
Author: Donald Trump
Category: war
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IRS is very poorly equipped to make
“IRS is very poorly equipped to make a distinction between what is a religion and what is not.”
— Lawrence Wright
Author: Lawrence Wright
Category: religion
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
— Lao Tzu
Author: Lao Tzu
Category: love
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I believe it is in my nature
“I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind.”
— Robert Fulghum
Author: Robert Fulghum
Category: nature
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To win the cause we all believe
“To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.”
— Barbara Boxer
Author: Barbara Boxer
Category: respect
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I think I learned about the relationship
“I think I learned about the relationship between books and life from Margaret Mitchell.”
— Pat Conroy
Author: Pat Conroy
Category: relationship
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