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wisdom understanding intuition
The highest endeavor of the mind, and the highest virtue, it to understand things by intuition. Baruch Spinoza
wisdom blessed power
Nobody before the Pythagorean had thought that mathematical relations held the secret of the universe. Twenty-five centuries later, Europe is still blessed and cursed with their heritage. To non-European civilizations, the idea that numbers are the key to both wisdom and power, seems never to have occurred. Arthur Koestler
wisdom power men
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Ayn Rand
wisdom men lips
Tell no man anything, for no man listens Yet hold thy lips ready to speak. Carl Sandburg
wisdom giving forever
Now is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It won't last forever. We must take it or leave it. C. S. Lewis
wisdom grief yawning
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing.
wisdom science discovery
Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need. Charles Kettering
wisdom forever waiting
Wisdom is immortal. She can wait forever, but you cannot. Baltasar Gracian
wisdom perseverance gone
There's nothing like going on with a thing. Anthony Trollope
blocked smoke thick
The smoke was so thick it blocked out daylight. Chris Rankin
block elections obtaining personal persons rules voting
Rules that block persons with disabilities from obtaining personal documentation or from voting in elections can be modified, often at little expense. Louise Arbour
blocks directions engineers fascinated light passage past physicists search structure
The search for a structure that blocks the passage of light in all directions has fascinated physicists and engineers for the past two decades. Paul Steinhardt
block film stay-focused
I can multitask very well. But I know exactly when to block off anything coming in from the outside and just stay focused on the film. Arnold Schwarzenegger
block keys issues
The basic building block of peace and security for all peoples is economic and social security, anchored in sustainable development. It is a key to all problems. Why? Because it allows us to address all the great issues-poverty, climate, environment and political stability-as parts of the whole. Ban Ki-moon
block pride house
The voting station was like a block and a half from my house, so me and my parents just walked on over and cast our ballots, and it was really cool. I love the civic pride of being a part of this national activity. Bridgit Mendler
blocking body glad grabbing left shots
Body (Wallace) was blocking shots left and right, grabbing rebounds. The kid's a monster. I am just glad he's on my side. Rasheed Wallace
blocking eight halls students walked
Between classes, eight students walked the halls cheering, blocking the hallways, chanting. They were protesting.
blocking great overall
Blocking downfield overall was great from the receivers. Michael Robinson
struggled
I've been a working actor for many years, but it's not always been successful for me. I certainly struggled in the past. Jim Parsons
struggle life-struggle ifs
If you can’t get the wicket of Rohit Sharma, you are struggling in life Brett Lee
struggle book miracle
Every book is a kind of struggle, and it's a miracle when it comes out. Aravind Adiga
struggle important trying
Problems will always torment us because all important problems are insoluble: that is why they are important. The good comes from the continuing struggle to try and solve them, not from the vain hope of their solution. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
struggle writing piano
The Piano Lesson' is very sophisticated, easily the most adult or complex material I've attempted. It's the first film I've written that has a proper story, and it was a big struggle for me to write. It meant I had to admit the power of narrative. Jane Campion
struggle ideas goes-on
The seed of the idea is developed by both labor and the unconscious, and the struggle that goes on between them. Carson McCullers
struggle light law
All of us can make changes, but the changes that are most needed are not light bulbs and windows but laws and policies and treaties. So, yes, we are in a phase of this (climate protection) struggle where civic and political action is at the top of the list. Al Gore
struggle writing thinking
I think all good writing is a struggle. To write as well as you feel you can has to be a struggle, almost by definition, because you could always improve. Jane Asher
struggle fate black
It is crucial for the future of the Black liberation struggle that we remain ever mindful that ours is a shared struggle, that we are each other's fate. bell hooks