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Humanity is not a church made of stone, in which vault after vault lies open.


Goran Persson
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To deliver vast new resources to humanity, we must pioneer and occupy the moon, Mars, and perhaps even beyond.
Gregory Benford
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In 'Pictures from an Institution,' Randall Jarrell was able to transcend the academic novel by simply ignoring it, writing a comedy with no plot at all beyond his own pleasure in language and humanity itself.
Cathleen Schine
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The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.
Pierre de Coubertin
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To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.


Simone Weil
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No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.


Pliny the Elder
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We shouldn't force ourselves to do something that really is just painful to us. If there is a discrepancy between what we are doing or putting our bodies through and then what our minds are telling us, you really have to look at yourself, and the most essential part of it is the pleasure aspect.
David Belle
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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer.
John Wooden
Part of the pleasure of editing 'Vogue,' one that lies in a long tradition of this magazine, is being able to feature those who define the culture at any given moment, who stir things up, whose presence in the world shapes the way it looks and influences the way we see it.
Anna Wintour
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Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.


Theodor Adorno
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The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live - moreover, the only one.


Emile M. Cioran
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People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.
David Attenborough
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The Internet is probably the most important technological advancement of my lifetime. Its strength lies in its open architecture and its ability to allow a framework where all voices can be heard.
Adam Savage
There are many reasons why Mitt Romney should not become president, but perhaps the most important of all is the narrowness of his experience, perspective and vision.
Chuck Schumer
I think the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reality because illusion never leaves us ultimately happy.
Parker Palmer
Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating bipolar disorder. My answer is competence. Empathy is important, but competence is essential.
Kay Redfield Jamison
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Truth, also is the pursuit of it.


George Oppen
I think perhaps the most important problem is that we are trying to understand the fundamental workings of the universe via a language devised for telling one another when the best fruit is.
Terry Pratchett
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The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can.


Loretta Swit
I rarely get a moment to myself, but I love the way that my agenda is dictated by the children, not my work.
Monica Ali
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