"He who believes is strong. Strong convictions precede great actions."

-- James Freeman Clarke

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“She would fain have caught at the skirts of that departing time, and prayed it to return, and give her back what she had too little valued while it was yet in her possession. What a vain show Life seemed! How unsubstantial, and flickering, and flitting! It was as if from some aerial belfry, high up above the stir and jar of the earth, there was a bell continually tolling, â€˜All are shadows!â€”all are passing!â€”all is past!”
“No one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans, who do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as a substitute.”

Source : The New York Times, January 14, 1962.
“I hate the way war is seen as something inherently brutal and ugly. Yes, much of war brings out the worst part of our [people's] nature. But in war, all kinds of noble human traits have been developed, such as discipline, cohesion, pride.”
“Many people lock a part of themselves away. It's a bit sacred.”
“I don't think it would be a good idea for scientists to have more political power. Scientists as a group are more inclined to try to derive an ought from an is, than the population at large.”
“Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not one.”
“When I write something, it's usually 'cause I think it's funny or I have a way in, but when I direct something, I really need to be close to it.”
“The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her.”

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