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Inspired Quotes — page 83 of 313

Georges Bernanos Novelist, Essayist
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“Sadness came into the world with Satan - that world our Saviour never prayed for, the world you say I do not know. Oh, it is not so difficult to recognize: it is the world that prefers cold to warmth! What can God find to say to those who, of their own free will, of their own weight incline towards sadness and turn instinctively towards the night?”

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Franz Kafka Writer
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“The door could not be heard slamming; they had probably left it open, as is the custom in homes where a great misfortune has occurred.”

Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
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“The anniversary of Hiroshima, should be a day of somber reflection, not only on the terrible events of that day in 1945, but also on what they revealed: that humans, in their dedicated quest to extend their capacities for destruction, had finally found a way to approach the ultimate limit.”

Leonard Cohen Singer-Songwriter
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“Most of the time one is discouraged by the work, but now and again by some grace something stands out and invites you to work on it, to elaborate it or animate it in some way. It's a mysterious process.”

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Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher
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“When I consider how, after sunset, the stars come out gradually in troops from behind the hills and woods, I confess that I could not have contrived a more curious and inspiring sight.”

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Fred Thompson Politician
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“Global warming experts are saying that sea levels could rise 20 feet. Apparently their strategy for surviving this is to stand on top of a pile of government research grant money.”

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Henry Miller Novelist, Essayist
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“He saw that science had become as great a hoax as religion, that nationalism was a farce, patriotism a fraud, education a form of leprosy, and that morals were for cannibals”

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Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher, Writer
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“The architect represents neither a Dionysian nor an Apollinian condition: here it is the mighty act of will, the will which moves mountains, the intoxication of the strong will, which demands artistic expression. The most powerful men have always inspired the architects; the architect has always been influenced by power.”

Mark Twain Writer, Humorist
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“One gains at least two to three times more experience grabbing the tiger by the tail than reading about it in a book.”

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Kim Campbell Politician
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“Since the end of the Second World War, our population has more than doubled to 27 million people.”

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Jeff Bezos Entrepreneur
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“We innovate by starting with the customer and working backwards. That becomes the touchstone for how we invent.”

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John Robbins Author, Activist
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“Every so often a book comes along that has the power to alter the course of history. Project Animal Farm is that potent.”

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Joseph Stalin Politician, Revolutionary
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“Each country, if it so desires, will make its own revolution. And if no such desire exists, no revolution will occur.”

Johnny Depp Actor, Producer
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“When I see someone who just follows their dream and succeeds, and just does basically what they want to do and doesn't have to answer to anyone, obviously not harming anyone, that's great.”

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Maya Angelou Poet, Memoirist
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“It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy to help us to see how human we are and how we are more alike than we are different.”