Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes.
Edward Gibbon
Recitation: by Male by Female
And today more than ever, knowing about that society involves first of all choosing what approach the inquiry will take, and that necessarily means choosing how society can answer.
Jean-Francois Lyotard
TodaySocietyWillKnowingFirst
Over the centuries, and even today, the Bible and Christian theology have helped justify the Crusades, slavery, violence against gays, and the murder of doctors who perform abortions. The words themselves are latent, inert, harmless - until they aren't.
Amy Waldman
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Seeing various aspects of the secret state and surveillance state echoes a long tradition in art of looking at the sublime.
Trevor Paglen
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Sure there is a sexy attitude, and when they say, 'Give me a sexy look with your eyes,' you give it to them. It doesn't have to relate to the product. People are just drawn to it.
Lisanne Falk
AttitudeEyesPeopleMeSexyLook
I obviously did not volunteer to go to Afghanistan solely to protect the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans.
Jason Kander
GoProtectVolunteerAfghanistanDid
You gotta know when it's time to hang up. But when I finally go, let me go out on stage, my perfect ending. Don't let me go when I'm sick or asleep. Let me be in motion.
Bobby Womack
TimeMeSickEndingYouPerfect
There comes a point in many people's lives when they can no longer play the role they have chosen for themselves. When that happens, we are like actors finding that someone has changed the play.
Brian Moore
PeopleSomeoneFindingPlayPoint
Many of my friends were there at Motown. The studio was only a few blocks from where my dad's home was, where we lived.
Aretha Franklin
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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
Ansel Adams
GodMistakesCareTake CareSteps
The Olympic gold was like going to a theater and seeing a movie that had the ending you expected. But you left the theater thinking, 'You know, that was a good movie.'
Ashton Eaton
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I'm very protective; it's in my wiring.
Allison Williams
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I do like comedy and drama.
Phyllis Smith
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