"Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children's?"

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Source : Abdallah II's Speech at the Mideast summit in Aqaba, Jordan, edition.cnn.com. June 4, 2003.

Abdallah II

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“There is no scientific discoverer, no poet, no painter, no musician, who will not tell you that he found ready made his discovery or poem or picture â€” that it came to him from outside, and that he did not consciously create it from within.”

Source : William Kingdon Clifford (1886). “Lectures and Essays”
“I saw the horizon. It's out there. And though I may not ever be able to touch it, it's worth reaching for.”

Source : "Fictional character: Virgil Adamson". "At First Sight", www.imdb.com. January 12, 1999.
“As for my memory, I have a particularly good one. I never keep any record of my investigations or experiments. My memory files all these things away conveniently and reliably. I should say, though, that I didnâ€™t cumber it up with a lot of useless matter.”
“Nature confesses that she has bestowed on the human race hearts of softest mould, in that she has given us tears.”
“There's no longevity, living off of negativity.”

Source : Song: Capital Punishment, Album: Capital Punishment, 1998
“We have to allow ourselves to see what there is to see, and we have to imagine.”
“Show me how big your brave is.”

Source : Song: Brave, Album: The Blessed Unrest, 2013
“Some people pray to their guides and feel let down by their guides when they go through a challenge in life.”

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