"Speech is as a pump, by which we raise and pour out the water from the great lake of Thought,--whither it flows back again."

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Source : John Sterling (1848). “Essays and Tales: Fragments from the travels of Theodore Elbert. Thoughts. Tales and apologues”, p.155

John Sterling

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“The economic and social problems would tend to become, like the military situation, more and more difficult as time went on and we became more and more isolated.”
“The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure.”

Source : Arthur C. Brooks (2011). “The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future”, p.88, Basic Books
“The slaves of custom and established mode, With pack-horse constancy we keep the road Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells, True to the jingling of our leader's bells.”
“I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history.”

Source : Kenneth Clark, British Broadcasting Corporation (1970). “Civilization”, London : British Broadcasting Corporation
“I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. I lived in Grand Blanc, Michigan for a year and that's when I got involved in acting and took classes there. A manager who saw me at the agency I was at in Michigan wanted me to come out to L.A.”

Source : "Tribeca Exclusive Interview: Evan Peters Talks ‘American Horror Story’ And ‘Adult World’". Interview with Niki Cruz, www.inquisitr.com. April 21, 2013.
“Tomorrow, the busiest day of the week. I'm a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating.”
“There are champions everywhere. Every street's got them. All we need to do is train them properly.”
“Ah, life's little surprises! They can make any day unforgettable... or make it your last.”

Source : T. A. Barron (2011). “Ultimate Magic”, p.41, Penguin

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