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"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
Dalai Lama XIV
"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."
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"I paint a slice of life, whatever it is that day."
Geoffrey Holder
"I paint a slice of life, whatever it is that day."
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"My world has just become perfect, midnight is also noonday, pain is also joy, a curse is also a blessing, the night is also a sun " be gone, or you will learn: a wise man is also a fool."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"My world has just become perfect, midnight is also noonday, pain is also joy, a curse is also a blessing, the night is also a sun " be gone, or you will learn: a wise man is also a fool."
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"I think the Lower East Side inspires me. That whole neighborhood, a lot of the people that I worked with, seeing what we've gone through in life, being given an opportunity to understand who I am; my identity, my culture, and my roots."
Luis Guzman
"I think the Lower East Side inspires me. That whole neighborhood, a lot of the people that I worked with, seeing what we've gone through in life, being given an opportunity to understand who I am; my identity, my culture, and my roots."
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"Every social organisation which is rooted in life still lasts a long time, even after the conditions from which it drew its strength have changed in a manner unfavourable to it."
Karl Radek
"Every social organisation which is rooted in life still lasts a long time, even after the conditions from which it drew its strength have changed in a manner unfavourable to it."
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"You don't have to be married to have a good friend as your partner for life."
Greta Garbo
"You don't have to be married to have a good friend as your partner for life."
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"The things which I have seen I now can see no more."
William Wordsworth
"The things which I have seen I now can see no more."
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"The trouble with life in the fast lane is that you get to the other end in an awful hurry."
John Jensen
"The trouble with life in the fast lane is that you get to the other end in an awful hurry."
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"Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity."
Imelda Marcos
"Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity."
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"At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society, when the destiny of the whole of mankind may hinge on the results of scientific research, it is incumbent on all scientists to be fully conscious of that role, and conduct themselves accordingly."
Joseph Rotblat
"At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society, when the destiny of the whole of mankind may hinge on the results of scientific research, it is incumbent on all scientists to be fully conscious of that role, and conduct themselves accordingly."
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"Sports life is very short."
Sergei Bubka
"Sports life is very short."
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"There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear."
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"We want a world where life is preserved, and the quality of life is enriched for everybody, not only for the privileged."
Isabel Allende
"We want a world where life is preserved, and the quality of life is enriched for everybody, not only for the privileged."
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"In the total expanse of human life there is not a single square inch of which the Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine!'."
Abraham Kuyper
"In the total expanse of human life there is not a single square inch of which the Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine!'."
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"If I survive, I will spend my whole life at the oven door seeing that no one is denied bread and, so as to give a lesson of charity, especially those who did not bring flour."
Jose Marti
"If I survive, I will spend my whole life at the oven door seeing that no one is denied bread and, so as to give a lesson of charity, especially those who did not bring flour."
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"We would like to ease the life of the Palestinians. I prepared a new plan that we call a positive agenda."
Silvan Shalom
"We would like to ease the life of the Palestinians. I prepared a new plan that we call a positive agenda."
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"We shouldn't waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our political life and the supremacy of the law becomes an integral part of our state's structure."
Ahmet Necdet Sezner
"We shouldn't waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our political life and the supremacy of the law becomes an integral part of our state's structure."
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"You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips."
Oliver Goldsmith
"You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips."
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"Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion."
Etty Hillesum
"Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion."
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"In a way then, the Divine Principle, this new revelation, is the documentary of my life. It is my own life experience. The Divine Principle is in me, and I am in the Divine Principle."
Sun Myung Moon
"In a way then, the Divine Principle, this new revelation, is the documentary of my life. It is my own life experience. The Divine Principle is in me, and I am in the Divine Principle."
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"Argentine political life is like the life of an ant community or an African forest tribe: full of events, full of crisis and deaths, but life is always cyclical, and the year ends as it begins."
V. S. Naipaul
"Argentine political life is like the life of an ant community or an African forest tribe: full of events, full of crisis and deaths, but life is always cyclical, and the year ends as it begins."
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"Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning."
Arvo Part
"Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning."
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"Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life."
George Arliss
"Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life."
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"There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering woman from performing her natural role in life and driving her to carry out man's duties in order to be equal in rights."
Muammar al Gaddafi
"There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering woman from performing her natural role in life and driving her to carry out man's duties in order to be equal in rights."
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"That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life."
Ella Maillart
"That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life."
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"Standing on soil feels so much different than standing on city pavement; it lets you look inward and reflect and see who you really are, while you see a beautiful, unspoiled land as far as the eye can see. It allows your inner life to grow."
Ricardo Montalban
"Standing on soil feels so much different than standing on city pavement; it lets you look inward and reflect and see who you really are, while you see a beautiful, unspoiled land as far as the eye can see. It allows your inner life to grow."
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"In life we try to grow and better ourselves. As an artist, I feel like I've grown tremendously."
Pras Michel
"In life we try to grow and better ourselves. As an artist, I feel like I've grown tremendously."
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"People find life entirely too time-consuming."
Stanislaw Lec
"People find life entirely too time-consuming."
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"Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains."
Jessica Hagedorn
"Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains."
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"Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow."
Ali ibn Abi Talib
"Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow."
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"Madonna has total control over her life, and not many women have that."
Monica Seles
"Madonna has total control over her life, and not many women have that."
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"I am a friend of life, at 80 life tells me to behave like a woman and not like an old woman."
Chavela Vargas
"I am a friend of life, at 80 life tells me to behave like a woman and not like an old woman."
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"It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess."
Garry Kasparov
"It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess."
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"I will protect democracy with my life."
Thaksin Shinawatra
"I will protect democracy with my life."
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"There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman."
Samuel Johnson
"There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman."
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"I like to think that I'm not as ominous in real life."
Daniel Dae Kim
"I like to think that I'm not as ominous in real life."
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"Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that."
Sean Connery
"Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that."
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"A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving was the sky."
Kenko Yoshida
"A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving was the sky."
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"Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world and in my life. I scavenge from the best."
Jessica Hagedorn
"Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world and in my life. I scavenge from the best."
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"But every single damn thing matters! Only we don't realize. We just tell ourselves that art runs on one track and life, our lives, on another, and we don't realize that's a lie."
Roberto Bolano
"But every single damn thing matters! Only we don't realize. We just tell ourselves that art runs on one track and life, our lives, on another, and we don't realize that's a lie."
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"The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media."
Garry Kasparov
"The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media."
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"You are either a player or a spectator! Players influence the game while spectators watch them to do it. Such is life!"
Israelmore Ayivor
"You are either a player or a spectator! Players influence the game while spectators watch them to do it. Such is life!"
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"It is not that the child lives in a world of imagination, but that the child within us survives and starts into life only at rare moments of recollection, which makes us believe, and it is not true, that, as children, we were imaginative?"
Cesare Pavese
"It is not that the child lives in a world of imagination, but that the child within us survives and starts into life only at rare moments of recollection, which makes us believe, and it is not true, that, as children, we were imaginative?"
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"The Baltic Sea is becoming more and more polluted. Not everybody living near the shore of the Baltic Sea is protecting it. It is the water of life for countries like Finland and Sweden."
Harri Holkeri
"The Baltic Sea is becoming more and more polluted. Not everybody living near the shore of the Baltic Sea is protecting it. It is the water of life for countries like Finland and Sweden."
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"In this life struggle, here I am among you fully cognizant that a true believer has no fear of what God has ordained for him. Those who are visited by fear live only for their present, under the illusion that the world began with them and will end with their departure."
King Hussein I
"In this life struggle, here I am among you fully cognizant that a true believer has no fear of what God has ordained for him. Those who are visited by fear live only for their present, under the illusion that the world began with them and will end with their departure."
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"Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time."
Miguel Angel Ruiz
"Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time."
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"My lyrics come from my experiences growing up in life, trying to find out and express who I am. That's basically it. I'm not trying to be a prophet or anything like that. I'm just reflecting on life."
Sean Paul
"My lyrics come from my experiences growing up in life, trying to find out and express who I am. That's basically it. I'm not trying to be a prophet or anything like that. I'm just reflecting on life."
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"The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician."
William J. Mayo
"The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician."
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"I've done everything I wanted to do, writing books, learning about things, but I've been swindled all the same because it's never anything more."
Simone de Beauvoir
"I've done everything I wanted to do, writing books, learning about things, but I've been swindled all the same because it's never anything more."
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"Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand."
Kahlil Gibran
"Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand."
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