"The service of philosophy, of speculative culture, towards the human spirit, is to rouse, to startle it to a life of constant and eager observation."

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Source : Walter Pater (2013). “The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry”, p.154, Courier Corporation

Walter Pater

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“Securities fraud generally and insider trading in particular should be eminently deterrable crimes.”
“No. Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies. It had to be.”

Source : Kelley Armstrong (2009). “The Awakening”, p.39, Harper Collins
“There's a lot more to be learned, and I'm going to learn all the way up to the stairway to the stars”
“I feel like I'm creeping closer to finding the situation that triggers songwriting, which is obviously an extreme of an emotion.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think that in our society we should do everything to encourage child-bearing and family-making. And I think that if insurance will cover Viagra for men, it should also be covering these kinds of methods to try to build families.”

Source : "Joan Lunden, 54, mother of twins". Interview with Deborah Norville, www.nbcnews.com. May 19, 2004.
“I've gotta be honest, it is a little of a mystery to me. I consider myself very sentimental, very sensitive, but obviously my outward appearance is a bit scruffy-haired, and I have a general tendency toward snarling at people, and a sort of misanthropic nature. Maybe that is what people actually read. I do actually believe that misanthropy and sensitivity go hand in hand, because I have a tremendous disappointment in the ways of the world.”

Source : Source: film.avclub.com
“What is the effect of unlimited coinage of silver in this country? and I invite your attention to this particularly, because it is a question of vital importance.”
“I think either Robert Blake wither pulled the trigger or hired someone to do it, but it will be a tough case to prove. I think there's a very good chance he may take the stand, and that's what I'm waiting for.”

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