"We had been so close to missing each other, he and I. He had turned out to be the greatest gift of all."

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Source : Jacqueline Kelly (2009). “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate”, p.333, Macmillan

Jacqueline Kelly

#Missing Quotes

“It has been said: The whole is more than the sum of its parts. It is more correct to say that the whole is something else than the sum of its parts, because summing up is a meaningless procedure, whereas the whole-part relationship is meaningful.”

Source : Kurt Koffka (1999). “Principles of Gestalt Psychology”, p.176, Psychology Press
“Lebanon can choose to be either a partner in ridding the scourge of terrorism or another obstacle that cows to the most radical elements of society.”
“We should not be simply fighting evil in the name of good, but struggling against the certainties of people who claim always to know where good and evil are to be found.”

Source : "Hope and Memory: Lessons from the Twentieth Century". Book by Tzvetan Todorov, 2003.
“Sustainable development is a process which enables all people to realise their potential and to improve their quality of life in ways which protect and enhance the Earth's life support systems”
“No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.”
“It is the common failing of an ambitious mind to over-rate itself ...”

Source : Lady Caroline Lamb (1972). “Glenarvon (1816).”, Scholars Facsimilies & Reprint
“Life and love generate effort but effort will not generate them.”
“When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself.”

Source : Forbes, Volume 176, Editions 7-13, p. 79, 2005.

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