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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. Otto von Bismarck
War Rules Write Polite Politeness Declaration Even
Photography gives you the opportunity to use your sensibility and everything you are to say something about and be part of the world around you. In this way, you might discover who you are, and with a little luck, you might discover something much larger than yourself. Peter Lindbergh
You Photography Yourself World Opportunity Luck Everything Way Say About Something Gives Part Around Discover Than Sensibility Little Might Much Use Your Who Larger
If there is a future, it will be Green. Petra Kelly
Future Will Green
To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility. Pope Benedict XVI
Today Me Interior Matter Ethics Values Responsibility Own Reciprocal Visible Solidarity Seems Something Rather Could Take Economy Principle Does Itself Account Human Cannot Which Really Function Technical Human Values Exterior
The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and bearing. Rainer Maria Rilke
Experience Bearing Feminine Creator Deepest Receiving
Truly to sing, that is a different breath. Rainer Maria Rilke
Breath Sing Truly Different
There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has several. Rainer Maria Rilke
Several Faces More Quantities Person Human Human Beings Many Beings Each
I write music with an exclamation point! Richard Wagner
Music Point Write Exclamation
I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere and that any who can feel these vibrations is inspired. Richard Wagner
Thought Everywhere Inspired Divine Feel Am Any Currents Vibrating Vibrations Ether Convinced Who Universal
It's sad that we never get trained to leave assumptions behind. Sebastian Thrun
Sad Assumptions Never Leave Trained Get Behind
People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives. Thomas Mann
Needs You People Goals Behavior Sense Think About Terms Makes Motives
War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace. Thomas Mann
War Peace Problems Cowardly Only Escape
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are. Thomas a Kempis
Temptation Know Us Who Shows
Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault. Thomas a Kempis
Fault Will Men Own Other Our Perfect Gladly Make Amend Desire
All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it. Thomas a Kempis
Patience Men Practice Few Willing Although Commend
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Walter Anderson
Life Attitude Inevitable Worst Responsible Able Prevent Misfortunes Toward Although Am May Happening
I am livid with rage, sitting here in chains through this mad war which kills any meaning of life... My nerves are shattered and my mind darkened. Walter Gropius
Life War Mind Meaning Of Life Rage Mad Nerves Through Shattered Am Sitting Any Which Meaning Meaning Of Chains Here
I used to have all these plans and think 'Ah, I have my whole life figured out', but then I realized no matter how much I plan: life happens! So I find myself living day to day trying to do my best, embracing every moment as a learning opportunity and chance to get to know myself a little more. Q'orianka Kilcher
Life Best Myself Day Learning Opportunity Matter Living Every Think Out Find Embracing Life Happens More Day-To-Day Know How How Much Ah Get Trying Happens Little Plan Realized Then Much Used Plans Figured Moment Whole Chance
But alas, they are all sadly deficient, because they leave us under the domination of political and religious prejudices; and they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon. Adam Weishaupt
Political Sleepy Deficient Religious Sadly Because Inefficient Leave Domination Ordinary Dose Us Prejudices Sermon Alas
I do not believe in immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern with no superhuman authority behind it. Albert Einstein
Ethics Believe Consider Immortality Superhuman Individual Concern Authority Behind Human
It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion. Albert Einstein
Religion Experience Fear Mystery Mixed Even
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves. Albert Einstein
Too Libel Cruel Look Dollar American Themselves Us Many Even
There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point the way to a more comprehensive theory in which it lives on as a limiting case. Albert Einstein
Way Destiny Physical Case Comprehensive More Point Could Fairer Limiting Than Any Which Should Theory Lives
I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion. Albert Einstein
Confusion Go Away State Weeks Go Used Away
One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. Albert Schweitzer
You Happy Will Those One Thing Only Know Sought How Really Who Found Serve Among Thing
The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on earth possess as it really is. Albert Schweitzer
Love Earth Possess Proof Spirit Highest Which Eternal Really Thing
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