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“The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”
Source : Quoted in Bulletin (San Francisco), 2 Dec. 1916.
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“Allah set Hajj for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion.”
Source : "Ayan al-Shī'ah" by al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin, vol.1, p. 316,
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“What good is an obscenity trial except to popularize literature?”
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“I've encountered a lot of people who sound like critics but very few who have substantive criticisms. There is a lot of skepticism, but it seems to be more a matter of inertia than it is of people having some real reason for thinking something else.”
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“I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.”
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“People can make a real difference. One person at a time, one job at a time, one life at a time.”
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“A poor teacher complains, an average teacher explains, a good teacher teaches, a great teacher inspires.”
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“And light has no weight, / Yet one is lifted on its flood, /Swept high, /Running up white-golden light-shafts, /As if one were as weightless as light itself - /All gold and white and light.”
Source : Lawren Harris, Gregory Betts (2007). “In the Ward: His Urban Poetry and Paintings”, p.51, Exile Editions, Ltd.
