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History has shown us, that you can't allow the mass extermination of people, and just sit by and watch it happen Picture Quote #1

This ceremony is held in the depth of winter. But, by the words we speak and the faces we show the world, we force the spring Picture Quote #1

[Characterizing the truthfulness of his lawyer's statement, 'There is absolutely no sex of any kind in any manner, shape, or form':] It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is Picture Quote #1

Our generation, like the one before us, must choose. Without the threat of the Cold War, without the pain of economic ruin, without the fresh memory of World War II's slaughter, it is tempting to pursue our private agendas - to simply sit back and let history unfold. We must resist the temptation Picture Quote #1

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life Picture Quote #1

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success Picture Quote #1

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You know you are in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams Picture Quote #1

The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false Picture Quote #1

Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate Picture Quote #1

It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us Picture Quote #1

Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need Picture Quote #1

We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves Picture Quote #1

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If... The motion of the Earth were circular, it would be violent and contrary to nature, and could not be eternal, since... Nothing violent is eternal.... It follows, therefore, that the Earth is not moved with a circular motion Picture Quote #1

And you know that if they legalize it, they'll have to regulate it, which means that they'll have to put a message on a box of joints, it'll say, Surgeon General has determined this will make your music... awesome! Even Yanni. And if you think you liked cartoons before Picture Quote #1

I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, I think, is that - how to express this - you really must make the self. It's absolutely useless to look for it, you won't find it, but it's possible in some sense to make it Picture Quote #1

Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret Picture Quote #1

The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air Picture Quote #1

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the brother of talk after dinner Picture Quote #1

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When an American heiress wants to buy a man, she at once crosses the Atlantic. The only really materialistic people I have ever met have been Europeans Picture Quote #1

I do not mind if I lose my soul for all eternity. If the kind of God exists Who would damn me for not working out a deal with Him, then that is unfortunate. I should not care to spend eternity in the company of such a person Picture Quote #1

Calling someone a monster does not make him more guilty; it makes him less so by classing him with beasts and devils Picture Quote #1

He was deferential, ingratiating, concerned for your pleasure, like a waiter with a tray of French pastry in his hand Picture Quote #1

Congress - these, for the most part, illiterate hacks whose fancy vests are spotted with gravy, and whose speeches, hypocritical, unctuous, and slovenly, are spotted also with the gravy of political patronage Picture Quote #1

An unrectified case of injustice has a terrible way of lingering, restlessly, in the social atmosphere like an unfinished equation Picture Quote #1

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Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made man feel small by showing him that the Earth was not the center of the universe Picture Quote #1

Others are to us like the characters in fiction, eternal and incorrigible; the surprises they give us turn out in the end to have been predictable - unexpected variations on the theme of being themselves Picture Quote #1

The rationalist mind has always had its doubts about Venice. The watery city receives a dry inspection, as though it were a myth for the credulous - poets and honeymooners Picture Quote #1

Venice is the world's unconscious: a miser's glittering hoard, guarded by a Beast whose eyes are made of white agate, and by a saint who is really a prince who has just slain a dragon Picture Quote #1

Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end Picture Quote #1

Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own Picture Quote #1

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History has shown us, that you can't allow the mass extermination of people, and just sit by and watch it happen (Ter Quotes) This ceremony is held in the depth of winter. But, by the words we speak and the faces we show the world, we force the spring (Ter Quotes) [Characterizing the truthfulness of his lawyer's statement, 'There is absolutely no sex of any kind in any manner, shape, or form':] It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is (Ter Quotes) Our generation, like the one before us, must choose. Without the threat of the Cold War, without the pain of economic ruin, without the fresh memory of World War II's slaughter, it is tempting to pursue our private agendas - to simply sit back and let history unfold. We must resist the temptation (Ter Quotes) A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life (Ter Quotes) Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success (Ter Quotes) You know you are in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams (Ter Quotes) The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false (Ter Quotes) Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate (Ter Quotes) It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us (Ter Quotes) Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need (Ter Quotes) We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing; then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves (Ter Quotes) If... The motion of the Earth were circular, it would be violent and contrary to nature, and could not be eternal, since... Nothing violent is eternal.... It follows, therefore, that the Earth is not moved with a circular motion (Ter Quotes) And you know that if they legalize it, they'll have to regulate it, which means that they'll have to put a message on a box of joints, it'll say, Surgeon General has determined this will make your music... awesome! Even Yanni. And if you think you liked cartoons before (Ter Quotes) I suppose everyone continues to be interested in the quest for the self, but what you feel when you're older, I think, is that - how to express this - you really must make the self. It's absolutely useless to look for it, you won't find it, but it's possible in some sense to make it (Ter Quotes) Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret (Ter Quotes) The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air (Ter Quotes) The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the brother of talk after dinner (Ter Quotes) When an American heiress wants to buy a man, she at once crosses the Atlantic. The only really materialistic people I have ever met have been Europeans (Ter Quotes) I do not mind if I lose my soul for all eternity. If the kind of God exists Who would damn me for not working out a deal with Him, then that is unfortunate. I should not care to spend eternity in the company of such a person (Ter Quotes) Calling someone a monster does not make him more guilty; it makes him less so by classing him with beasts and devils (Ter Quotes) He was deferential, ingratiating, concerned for your pleasure, like a waiter with a tray of French pastry in his hand (Ter Quotes) Congress - these, for the most part, illiterate hacks whose fancy vests are spotted with gravy, and whose speeches, hypocritical, unctuous, and slovenly, are spotted also with the gravy of political patronage (Ter Quotes) An unrectified case of injustice has a terrible way of lingering, restlessly, in the social atmosphere like an unfinished equation (Ter Quotes) Modern neurosis began with the discoveries of Copernicus. Science made man feel small by showing him that the Earth was not the center of the universe (Ter Quotes) Others are to us like the characters in fiction, eternal and incorrigible; the surprises they give us turn out in the end to have been predictable - unexpected variations on the theme of being themselves (Ter Quotes) The rationalist mind has always had its doubts about Venice. The watery city receives a dry inspection, as though it were a myth for the credulous - poets and honeymooners (Ter Quotes) Venice is the world's unconscious: a miser's glittering hoard, guarded by a Beast whose eyes are made of white agate, and by a saint who is really a prince who has just slain a dragon (Ter Quotes) Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end (Ter Quotes) Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own (Ter Quotes)

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