"Fair Venus shines Even in the eve of day, with sweetest beam Propitious shines, and shakes a trembling flood Of softened radiance from her dewy locks."

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Source : Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia), Lucy Aikin (1826). “The works of Anna Lætitia Barbauld: with a memoir”, p.87

Anna Letitia Barbauld

#Shining Quotes #Radiance Quotes #Venus Quotes

“The science has changed from ambiguous to near-unanimous... Based on the data I'm now switching sides regarding global warming, from skeptic to convert.”
“Take Bach or Schubert: Their music was dedicated to God but filled and shaped their worldly lives. If you are a committed atheist, you lean back and miss all the richness of that history.”

Source : "We Cannot Retreat To Atheism". Interview with Alexander Görlach, www.theeuropean-magazine.com. September 3, 2012.
“In England we see people lulled sleep with solid and elaborate discourses of piety, who would be warmed and transported out of themselves by the bellowings and distortions of enthusiasm.”
“Jon Land writes great fiction, and Betrayal reads like the best of it. The fact that it's true makes the story all the more riveting. . . . A sobering indictment of our law enforcement system and one man's relentless quest to see justice done.”
“I've learned a lot from doing the sitcom. I've learned so much about comedic timing. For all the movies I've done, I've played so many different roles. I love both, but I guess in my career maybe I want to stick more to film.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Do what you think is interesting, do something that you think is fun and worthwhile, because otherwise you won't do it well anyway.”

Source : Interview with Mihai Budiu, www.cs.cmu.edu. July 2000.
“Companies that succeed are driven by internal ambition. Stock price doesnâ€™t drive them. Ambition and values drive them.”
“Steve Jobs was a digital pioneer, but when he went home, he listened to vinyl.”

Source : "Neil Young Trumpets High-Quality Digital Music, with Steve Jobs' Blessing" by Mike Isaac, www.wired.com. January 31, 2012.

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