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The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil. Thomas A. Edison
Best Solitude Thinking Worst Has-Been Been Done Turmoil
Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor. Stephen Hawking
Survival Sense Of Humor Mind Humor Sense Active Has-Been Vital Maintaining Been Keeping
All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell
Future People Political Past Own Thinking Way Has-Been Only Facts Wishes Most Obvious Unwelcome Been Years Foresee Same Political Thinking Ignored
All my authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Jesus Christ
Me Earth Has-Been Given Been Authority Heaven
We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us. Friedrich Nietzsche
Has-Been Voice Merely Idea Unsympathetic Accept Because Been Often Refuse Which Us Expressed Tone
Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismarck
Politics Believe Has-Been Never Until Been Denied Officially Anything
Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them. Eminem
Life Goals Whatever Everybody Has-Been Point Nobody Been Where Them Aspirations Believed
Most Christian 'believers' tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousness. It has been true of slavery and racism, classism and consumerism and issues of immigration and health care for the poor. Richard Rohr
Health Racism Immigration Care Minority Country Transformation Group Christian Has-Been Echo Only Tend Consumerism True Attitudes Most Health Care Revealing Real Issues Been Cultural Dominant Any Poor Prejudices Believers Consciousness Slavery
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. Winston Churchill
Government Democracy Others Worst Has-Been Tried Except Said Been Form
Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed... Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders. Henry David Thoreau
Faith Great Me You I Am Plant Will Spring Believe Great Faith Though Has-Been Seed Am Been Up Expect Wonders Where Convince Prepared
If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing. Florence Nightingale
Life Service God You Woman Strange My Life Nothing Tell Has-Been Would Would-Be Ability See Give Could He How Been His Led Very Done Paths Information Ordinary If I Could Show Her
Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good. Thomas Sowell
Good History World Three Past Has-Been Over Been Western Western World Replacing Decades Social Worked Much
Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences; wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism. Barry Goldwater
Time Creative Equality Liberty First Differences Fathers Our Despotism Emancipation Our Time Rightly Has-Been Leads Wrongly Understood Been Tragically Conformity Then Founding Founding Fathers
We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken. Fyodor Dostoevsky
People Sometimes Word First Before Strangers Once Sight Has-Been Somehow Perfect Spoken Been Encounter Begin Interest Us Who Even Suddenly
A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Hurt Party Has-Been He Wronged Healed Because Insult Does Stiff Been Want Wants Apology Injured Second
The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game. Michael Jordan
Love Time Me Relationship Game Respect Peace Sports Joy Feelings Gone Pain Everything Has-Been Evolved Given Over Most Comfort Greatest Always Been Site Intense Refuge Where Place Satisfaction Needed Basketball
The word 'Christianity' is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross. Friedrich Nietzsche
Reality Word Christian Christianity Has-Been Cross Only He Misunderstanding Been Died
But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist. Lysander Spooner
Government Constitution Has-Been One Thing Case Prevent Had Powerless Another Been Exist Authorized Unfit Whether Either Much Really Certain Thing
One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything. Malcolm Muggeridge
Truth God Truth Is Nothing Believe Worse Has-Been High High Level Developed Sin Said Been Sins Very Human Stop Human Beings Anything Which Century Much Beings Twentieth Twentieth Century Believing Level Credulity Peculiar
I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Lauren Bacall
Motivational I Am Will Has-Been Am
War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war. Smedley Butler
War You Peace Few Pay Profit Way Out Has-Been Only Wipe Taking Disarmament Smashed Geneva Well-Meaning Always Been Impractical Effectively End Conferences Stop Racket Many Groups Eliminate Resolutions
The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Care Mind Will Skin Danger Faults Out Has-Been Scar Wounds Taken Like Heal Still Been Left Up Behind After Breaking Again Bursting Them Body Imaginable Defects
Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Today Competition Further Strive Has-Been Must Point Leaves Been Off Up Begins Where Which Certain Certain Point Useful Shown Cooperation Thing
The travail of freedom and justice is not easy, but nothing serious and important in life is easy. The history of humanity has been a continuing struggle against temptation and tyranny - and very little worthwhile has ever been achieved without pain. Robert Kennedy
Life Freedom History Justice Struggle Humanity Tyranny Important Nothing Pain Has-Been Worthwhile Easy Temptation Without Continuing Been Very Achieved The History Of Against Little Serious Ever
I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive several times a day, if you don't feel deeply grateful at the tremendous good fortune that has been bestowed on you, then you are wasting your life. And life is too short to waste. Srikumar Rao
Life Thankful Good Day You Grateful Life Is Too Short Sense Believe Too Tremendous Several Alive Has-Been Bestowed Purpose Feel Come Been Times Short Then Your Derive Fortune Deep Waste Good Fortune Deeply Wasting
Do not waste time dreaming of great faraway opportunities; do the best you can where you are. Open your petals of power and beauty and fling out the fragrance of your life in the place that has been assigned to you. Orison Swett Marden
Life Time Best Great You Opportunities Power Beauty Waste Time Fragrance Out Has-Been Dreaming Open Been Where Place Faraway Your Fling Petals Waste Assigned
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