"Let no man write my epitaph. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written."

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Source : Speech at trial after being sentenced to death, 19 Sept. 1803

Robert Emmet

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“All too often people come to meditation in the hope of extraordinary results, like visions, lights, or some supernatural miracle. When no such thing occurs, they feel extremely disappointed. But the real miracle of meditation is more ordinary and much more useful. . . .”
“No, we didn't shoot... in the ones that I did there were hardly any sex... there were suggestions of sex scenes but we never actually shot a sex scene as such.”
“In early life I had felt a strong desire to devote myself to the experimental study of nature; and, happening to see a glass containing some camphor, portions of which had been caused to condense in very beautiful crystals on the illuminated side, I was induced to read everything I could obtain respecting the chemical and mechanical influences of light, adhesion, and capillary attraction.”

Source : John William Draper (1973). “Scientific memoirs, being experimental contributions to a knowledge of radiant energy”, Ayer Co Pub
“Took me a while to get to the point today, but that is because I did not know what the point was when I started.”

Source : William Safire (1988). “You could look it up: more on language”, Crown
“It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.”
“I wouldn't even have braces on my teeth. I think they are horrible and this idea that everyone should conform and be perfect is ridiculous.”
“I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive influence on their lives and the lives of their young daughters. That's a great feeling.”
“I think of myself as an explorer who has spent his life on a long voyage of discovery.”

Source : Catherine Duncan, Paul Strand, Aperture Foundation (1994). “Paul Strand: the world on my doorstep : an intimate portrait”

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