"However rich we may become in knowledge of the deeper causes of historical results, we forgo all understanding of history if we forget this inner continuity,--i.e., the conscious intentions of the participants in history-making and their consciously known successes."

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Source : William Ernest Hocking (1916). “The meaning of God in human experience: philosophic study of religion”

William Ernest Hocking

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“If you don't think there is magic in writing, you probably won't write anything magical.”
“I didn't promote war when I was a weapons inspector.”

Source : Interview with David Asman, www.foxnews.com. September 12, 2002.
“I like working in any medium. Who's making it? How much do I like the story? Does it contribute something?”
“And that's what got me to the piano, that's what got me up in the morning: a blank piece of paper and a hope to have something by the end of the day.”
“This scepticism is the same scepticism I heard a generation ago in the USSR when few thought that a democratic transformation behind the iron curtain was possible.”
“North Carolina is home to some of the largest financial institutions in the country, and a vibrant network of community banks. We're a banking state, and we're proud of that distinction. But we also understand that responsible financial regulation protects consumers and businesses.”

Source : "Don’t Filibuster Cordray" by Kay R. Hagan, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 8, 2011.
“We cannot overlook the importance of wild country as source of inspiration, to which we give expression in writing, in poetry, drawing and painting, in mountaineering, or in just being there.”
“Where we choose to be, where we choose to be--we have the power to determine that in our lives. We cannot reel time backward or forward, but we can take ourselves to the place that defines our being.”

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