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“Every man is a missionary, now and forever, for good or for evil, whether he intends or designs it or not.”
Source : "Voices of the dead". Book by John Cumming, p.8: The Speaking Dead, 1854.
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“We have people who believe they are scientifically literate but, in fact, are not.”
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“I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.”
Source : George Catlin (1857). “Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians: With Letters and Notes Written During Eight Years of Travel and Adventure Among the Wildest and Most Remarkable Tribes Now Existing ; with 360 Engravings, from the Author's Original Paintings”, p.16
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“The term 'giant' is used too often to describe artists. But in the case of Akira Kurosawa, we have one of the rare instances where the term fits.”
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“When the mind stops searching, when it stops wanting refuge, when it no longer goes in search of security, when it no longer craves more books and information, when it ignores even the memory of desire, only then will Love arrive within.”
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“I had the most fantastic time filming 'Downton.'”
Source : "Game Of Thrones: Rose Leslie On Joining The Series & Playing Ygritte". Interview with Jolie Lash, www.accesshollywood.com. May 3, 2012.
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“There once was a girl who found herself dead. She peered over the ledge of heaven and saw that back on earth her sister missed her too much, was way too sad, so she crossed some paths that would not have crossed, took some moments in her hand shook them up and spilled them like dice over the living world. It worked. The boy with the guitar collided with her sister. "There you go, Len," she whispered. "The rest is up to you.”
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“I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I feel, I will feel everything. When I love, I will love with everything.”