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“It is after you have realized that there is a real Moral Law, and a Power behind the law, and that you have broken that law and put yourself wrong with that Power -- it is after all this, and not a moment sooner, that Christianity begins to talk.”
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“Appearances have very little to do with happiness.”
Source : George Eliot (1873). “Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life. By George Eliot ....”, p.253
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“That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine.”
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“Popular presentation today is all too often that which puts the mob in a position to talk about something without understanding it.”
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“The complete self-absorption, and childish indulgence and disregard, and having to feel as though everything you're doing is so people can live vicariously through you, so you have to pursue more and more unpleasant pastimes in order to satisfy the armchair people. That's a kind of scary existence.”
Source : "Taking Measurements: An Interview with Metric". Interview With Devon Powers, www.popmatters.com. October 12, 2004.
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“Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”
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“I think [my kids] are runners. They definitely have the background. I try to help them as much as I can.”
Source : Source: brooklynactivemama.com
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“Kids know what's going on. They always respond to The Beatles, for instance. Doesn't matter when they were born, they always seem to respond. Show me a kid who innately doesn't like The Beatles, and I'll show you a bad seed.”