Elie Wiesel, Chicago Sun-Times, November 5, 2001
They were going to die. They knew it, and their last words were I love you. Even in great pain, their last words were of love… People who could have saved themselves and they ran back in to save others instead. If humanity is capable of that, how can I lose hope in humanity? Great […]
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Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? Great short quote and quotation by: Carl Sagan , […]
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Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Act 3
Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Act 3 , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)
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This coffee plunges into the stomach…the mind is aroused, and ideas pour forth like the battalions of the Grand Army on the field of battle…. Memories charge at full gallop…the light cavalry of comparisons deploys itself magnificently; the artillery of logic hurry in with their train of ammunition; flashes of wit pop up like sharp-shooters. […]
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Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art. Great short quote and quotation by: Izaak Walton , English biographer & fishing author (1593 – 1683)
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Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness: on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit followed not as a means, but as itself an ideal end. Aiming at something else, they find happiness by the way. Great […]
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Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness. Great short quote and quotation by: Cullen Hightower ,
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Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses. Great short quote and quotation by: Plato , Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC – 347 BC)
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Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. Great short quote and quotation by: Simone Weil , French social philosopher (1909 – 1943)
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Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories. Great short quote and quotation by: Polybius, History , Greek historian (205 BC – 118 BC)
Those who say truth is stranger than fiction have wasted their time on poorly written fiction. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)