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Light Quotes
"I had not yet gotten into the world of light. But I felt as one who, standing outside, could knock against the wall and hear an answering knock from within."
44
"I compare the Twist to the electric light, The Twist is me, and I'm it. I'm the electric light."
42
"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."
41
"I wear my shadows where they're harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I'm travelling toward light."
40
"It's better to burn brightly for half as long than to be a dim lingering light."
38
"And I said - Styx - as a musical group it is our place to reflect the light that is shining on us back onto this place and say - this is where so much great stuff started."
38
"I am undecided whether or not the Milky Way is but one of countless others all of which form an entire system. Perhaps the light from these infinitely distant galaxies is so faint that we cannot see them."
37
"How do you judge the brightness of a light when you're the source? A spotlight can never see the shadows it casts."
37
"I'll put candles all over the room, then light then, and get to it. I call it my 'vibe in a bag.'"
37
"And I tried it and I felt, I guess I must have been pulled in by the red light of television and now I've been on TV since 1992."
36
"If we would guide by the light of reason we must let our minds be bold."
36
"When the late Bishop was appointed, about thirty-two years ago, to diffuse the light of the Gospel through this extensive portion of His Majesty's dominions, it was even a greater spiritual, than a natural wilderness."
35
"When the shot is afterwards subjected to white light, colour appears because of selective reflection."
34
"And since all things have been named light and night and things corresponding to their powers for each, everything is full alike of light and invisible night, both equal since nothing has a share in neither."
32
"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!"
31
"Computer: a million morons working at the speed of light."
31
"A careful driver is one who honks his horn when he goes through a red light."
31
"Russell Baker writes columns as a poet writes light verse - with tongue in cheek and a steady hand."
31
"Bright light is injurious to those who see nothing."
28
"We should note that this latter type of shift was successfully amplified to a considerable extent by Russian physicists using the intense light of a ruby laser whose wavelength is close to that of a transition of the potassium atom."
20
"The margins of the space were bright without illuminating anything or casting shadows, sharp and terrible. It reminded her of the way schizophrenics and people suffering migraines would describe light as assaulting and dangerous."
19
"The fascist authoritarianism, characterized by sado - masochism and destructiveness, had a function which is comparable psychologically to a neurotic symptom - namely, fascism compensated for powerlessness and individual isolation and protected the individual from anxiety - creating situations. If one compare fascism to a neurotic symptom, it can be said that fascism is a neurotic form of community."
18
"Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes of darkness into the vivacious light of the day."
17
"The greatest life is the joy of contentment."
17
"Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."
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