"The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind."

Strength, Confidence, Man, Mind

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"The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind."

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"There are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose one's anonymity."

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David Hare, English Playwright

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"The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good."

Martin Luther, German Leader

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"The sea heaves up, hangs loaded o'er the land, Breaks there, and buries its tumultuous strength."

Robert Browning Hamilton, American Poet

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"Believe in yourself up here and it will make you stronger than you could ever imagine."

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"The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength."

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"A conviction borne of God amply possesses the potency and power to brazenly reach beyond the possible in order to topple the impossible."

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"Take a shower, wash off the day. Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes.Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more. You're doing just fine."

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"How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?"

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

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"All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. The fight to the finish spirit is the one... characteristic we must posses if we are to face the future as finishers."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

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"I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage."

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"Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society."

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"It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach."

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"All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the tools with which we work, the material out of which laws are made, out of which the Constitution was written. Everything depends on our understanding of them."

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"To some lawyers, all facts are created equal."

Fact

"Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man."

Age

"Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep."

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"I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough."

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"We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician."

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"There can be no security where there is fear."

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