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"There is strong shadow where there is much light."

"There is strong shadow where there is much light."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Light, Shadow, Contrast, Balance

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"If I'm going away for longer than a week I take a suitcase and check it in but I'm good at packing light and quick - years of modelling, travelling and living out of a suitcase has trained me well."

"If I'm going away for longer than a week I take a suitcase and check it in but I'm good at packing light and quick - years of modelling, travelling and living out of a suitcase has trained me well."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Light, Living, Quick, Years

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"Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman."

"Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman."

Louis D. Brandeis, American Judge

Light, Publicity

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"They were keen for me still to play the piano, which I was going to, but 45 minutes of piano would be extremely boring. I like a bit of light and shade."

"They were keen for me still to play the piano, which I was going to, but 45 minutes of piano would be extremely boring. I like a bit of light and shade."

Keith Emerson, British Musician

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"The speed of light sucks."

"The speed of light sucks."

John Carmack, American Scientist

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"Be as bright as the sun then spread your light all over the world."

"Be as bright as the sun then spread your light all over the world."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Light, Sun, Spread, World

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"I think we all have light and dark inside us."

"I think we all have light and dark inside us."

Sean Penn, American Actor

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"I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it."

"I always wanted to get married with just candles! I think candlelight is the most beautiful light there is and there's something very spiritual about it."

Nicole Kidman, Australian Actress

Light, Spiritual

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"And if you dont believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light."

"And if you dont believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light."

Chris Cornell, American Musician

Light, Night, Sun, Will

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"Soon afterwards I studied the inversion of sugar in the light of these considerations and immediately found that this classical reaction, too, was determined quantitatively by the same property of the acids, as was of course to be expected from the previous results."

"Soon afterwards I studied the inversion of sugar in the light of these considerations and immediately found that this classical reaction, too, was determined quantitatively by the same property of the acids, as was of course to be expected from the previous results."

Wilhelm Ostwald, German Scientist

Light, Property, Results

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"When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a Light."

"When walking through the "valley of shadows," remember, a shadow is cast by a Light."

Austin O'Malley, American Physicist

Light, Shadow, Shadows, Walking

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"Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow."

"Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow."

Toru Takemitsu, Japanese Composer

Light, Self, Shadow

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"By lighting another's candle you brighten your own."

"By lighting another's candle you brighten your own."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Light, Kindness, Generosity, Impact, Compassion

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"An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence."

"An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence."

Letitia Landon, British Poet

Light, Quotation

30

"When I came to New York and I opened the window of the thirty-fifth-floor apartment, there's light pollution and fog, and I couldn't see my star. So I drew it on my wrist with a pen, but it kept washing away. Then I went to a tattoo parlor on Second Avenue and had it done."

"When I came to New York and I opened the window of the thirty-fifth-floor apartment, there's light pollution and fog, and I couldn't see my star. So I drew it on my wrist with a pen, but it kept washing away. Then I went to a tattoo parlor on Second Avenue and had it done."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

Light, Pen, Pollution

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"I directed 24's pilot. I felt we should follow the characters around as if we were a documentary crew, using available light, hand-held cameras, split screens, sound that isn't always what it should be, to suit the reality of the premise."

"I directed 24's pilot. I felt we should follow the characters around as if we were a documentary crew, using available light, hand-held cameras, split screens, sound that isn't always what it should be, to suit the reality of the premise."

Stephen Hopkins, American Politician

Light, Reality, Sound

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"The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers, and above all to throw light on the structure of the relation between sounds and meaning."

"The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers, and above all to throw light on the structure of the relation between sounds and meaning."

Roman Jakobson, Russian Scientist

Light, Meaning, Speech

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"So the thing that's beautiful about the Rolleiflex is that I open the camera up from the top and put my face in and that the camera's all about composition and all about light."

"So the thing that's beautiful about the Rolleiflex is that I open the camera up from the top and put my face in and that the camera's all about composition and all about light."

Matthew Modine, American Actor

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$"If diffraction or interference phenomena were to be sought it was therefore necessary, in accordance with the basic principles of wave theory, to select for the test arrangement far smaller decisive dimensions than those employed in corresponding tests with visible light."$

"If diffraction or interference phenomena were to be sought it was therefore necessary, in accordance with the basic principles of wave theory, to select for the test arrangement far smaller decisive dimensions than those employed in corresponding tests with visible light."

Max von Laue, German Scientist

Light, Principles, Tests, Theory

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"I went to a doctor and told him I felt normal on acid, that I was a light bulb in a world of moths. That is what the manic state is like."

"I went to a doctor and told him I felt normal on acid, that I was a light bulb in a world of moths. That is what the manic state is like."

Carrie Fisher, American Actress

Light, Moths, State, World

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"I'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber."

"I'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber."

Ewan McGregor, Scottish Actor

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"We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice."

"We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice."

Albert Pike, American Lawyer

Light, Practice

28

"I was more of a light opera singer, not really much of a lounge singer."

"I was more of a light opera singer, not really much of a lounge singer."

Melinda Clarke, American Actress

28

"Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge."

"Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge."

Don Henley, American Musician

28

"If you are in a spaceship that is traveling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?"

"If you are in a spaceship that is traveling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?"

Steven Wright, American Comedian

Light, Traveling

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"Nobody's interested in sweetness and light."

"Nobody's interested in sweetness and light."

Hedda Hopper, American Actress

Light, Sweetness

28

"I was relatively technically adept. I can edit and wire up a light."

"I was relatively technically adept. I can edit and wire up a light."

Ian Hart, English Actor

28

"I left Guiding Light so many times, they ran out of champagne."

"I left Guiding Light so many times, they ran out of champagne."

Michael Zaslow, American Actor

27

"The three years following the release of See The Light were a whirlwind."

"The three years following the release of See The Light were a whirlwind."

Jeff Healey, Canadian Musician

27

"Ava Gardner was the most beautiful woman in the world, and it's wonderful that she didn't cut up her face. She addressed aging by picking up her chin and receiving the light in a better way. And she looked like a woman. She never tried to look like a girl."

"Ava Gardner was the most beautiful woman in the world, and it's wonderful that she didn't cut up her face. She addressed aging by picking up her chin and receiving the light in a better way. And she looked like a woman. She never tried to look like a girl."

Sharon Stone, American Actress

Light, Woman, World

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"When we were making Speaking in Tongues and Remain in Light, we were jamming. From that we were taking the best bits and then recording and improvising on top of those."

"When we were making Speaking in Tongues and Remain in Light, we were jamming. From that we were taking the best bits and then recording and improvising on top of those."

Tina Weymouth, American Musician

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"Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in."

"Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in."

Alan Alda, American Actor

Light, Windows, World

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"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind."

"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind."

Albert Schweitzer, German Theologian

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"The dark is light enough."

"The dark is light enough."

Christopher Fry, English Playwright

26

"Don't fight the darkness, bring in the light."

"Don't fight the darkness, bring in the light."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Light, Optimism

25

"Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself."

"Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

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"An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?"

"An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?"

Rene Descartes, French Mathematician

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"It's better to burn brightly for half as long than to be a dim lingering light."

"It's better to burn brightly for half as long than to be a dim lingering light."

Roland Gift, British Actor

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"I started noticing how stained the pavements are in London. The pavements in Beverly Hills aren't used; in London, they're used for everything. It doesn't matter how much they're cleaned, they still reflect light."

"I started noticing how stained the pavements are in London. The pavements in Beverly Hills aren't used; in London, they're used for everything. It doesn't matter how much they're cleaned, they still reflect light."

Julie Christie, British Actress

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"It is very possible that the majority of a nation can choose darkness! Such fool nations learn the beauty of light through the unbearable and inconceivable pains!"

"It is very possible that the majority of a nation can choose darkness! Such fool nations learn the beauty of light through the unbearable and inconceivable pains!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Light, Truth, Wisdom, Darkness, Power

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"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in."

"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in."

Leonard Cohen, Canadian Musician

24

"There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures."

"There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures."

James Thurber, American Comedian

24

"Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated."

"Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated."

Harold Pinter, English Dramatist

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"Our sexual lives are maintained by the shadow side and the light side, so the more we can understand and embrace enlightenment, the less need there is for chemical enhancement."

"Our sexual lives are maintained by the shadow side and the light side, so the more we can understand and embrace enlightenment, the less need there is for chemical enhancement."

Kyan Douglas, American Celebrity

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"In like a dimwit, out like a light."

"In like a dimwit, out like a light."

Walt Kelly, American Cartoonist

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"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."

Anton Chekhov, Russian Dramatist

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"How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days."

"How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days."

George Burns, American Comedian

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"There's more to light than the opposite of dark."

"There's more to light than the opposite of dark."

Ric Ocasek, American Musician

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"Sometimes it seems that light can transform anything! That it is an undeniable and irreducible metaphor for grace. But do the people of the ranchitos know this? Is it for beauty that they do it? Or do they merely want a comfortable illumination in their little shacks?It doesn't matter.We can't stop ourselves from making beauty. We can't stop the world."

"Sometimes it seems that light can transform anything! That it is an undeniable and irreducible metaphor for grace. But do the people of the ranchitos know this? Is it for beauty that they do it? Or do they merely want a comfortable illumination in their little shacks?It doesn't matter.We can't stop ourselves from making beauty. We can't stop the world."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

Light, Beauty, Grace, Transformation

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"We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light."

"We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light."

Earl Nightingale, American Entertainer

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