"Man you can define; but the true essence of any man, say, for instance, of Abraham Lincoln, remains the endlessly elusive and mysterious object of the biographer's interest, of the historian's comments, of popular legend, and of patriotic devotion."

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Source : Josiah Royce (1952). “The Religious Philosophy of Josiah Royce; Edited, with an Introductory Essay, by Stuart Gerry Brown”

Josiah Royce

#Patriotic Quotes #Men Quotes #Essence Quotes

“All the violence in videos and movies, you can't tell me that that wouldn't influence a disturbed person.”

Source : "Alana Stewart: Hollywood honchos 'hypocritical' when it comes to guns". Interview with Hollie McKay, www.foxnews.com. January 30, 2013.
“I listen to a lot of medieval music.”
“There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely.”

Source : Ugo Betti (1968). “Three Plays”
“History is an angel being blown backwards into the future”

Source : Song: The Dream Before
“Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail.”
“The thing of it is though that's the only way people know you, they see you in that roll and they see you in person and they only know the perception of what you are.”
“Randall laid his hand on Stella's, but only to remove it from his sleeve. "My precious, you really must have some regard for my clothes," he said with gentle reproach. "Much as I love you, I cannot permit you to maul this particular coat.”
“The ALGOL compiler was probably one of the nicest pieces of code to come out at that time. I spent hours trying to fix and change the compiler. Working with it so closely affected the way I think about programming and had a profound influence on my style.”

Source : "Programmers at Work". Book by Gary Kildall, 1986.

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