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wise art stars
[Wise men] have tried to understand our state of being, by grasping at its stars, or its arts, or its economics. But, if there is an underlying oneness of all things, it does not matter where we begin, whether with stars, or laws of supply and demand, or frogs, or Napoleon Bonaparte. One measures a circle, beginning anywhere. Charles Fort
wise war preparation
It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war. Clara Barton
wise shoes feet
For me, shoe-wise, platforms give me the same height that I need, but they're not as taxing on my feet. Debby Ryan
wise winning men
The reputation of a Don Juan gives to a man the most dangerous power. Wise virgins resist it, but foolish virgins frequently yield to the desire to take a celebrated lover from a rival - even from a friend. This emotion is a complex one, mad up of vanity, respect for another woman's taste, and the need to establish self-assurance by winning a difficult victory. Don Juan chose his first mistresses; later he was chosen. Andre Maurois
wise food men
Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head. Ambrose Bierce
wise buddhist religion
NIRVANA- In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it. Ambrose Bierce
wise earth-day damage
I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not. But the Earth is wise. It has given itself into the keeping of all, and all are therefore accountable. Alice Walker
wise ocean men
It is chilling to think that the same people who persecuted the wise women and men of Europe, its midwives and healers, then crossed the oceans to Africa and the Americas and tortured and enslaved, raped, impoverished, and eradicated the peaceful, Christ-like people they found. And that the blueprint from which they worked, and still work, was the Bible. Alice Walker
wise netherlands plymouth
The residence of the Plymouth settlers in the Netherlands, and the later conquest of the Dutch colonies, had brought the Americans into contact with the singularly wise and free institutions of the Dutch. Albert Bushnell Hart
art reality abandoned
Realism' has been abandoned in the search for reality: the 'principal objective' of abstract art is precisely this reality. Ben Nicholson
art waiting comfort
We should comfort ourselves with the masterpieces of art as with exalted personages-stand quietly before them and wait till they speak to us. Arthur Schopenhauer
art billion gets less life loved rather sustained
Yes, I would loved to have just sustained myself through my art, but less than one in a billion musicians gets that life. So rather than being like, 'I'm an exception!', like a moron, I thought I'd get a real job. Mary Lambert
art blood drawing
escape from the black widow spider is a miracle as great as art. what a web she can weave slowly drawing you to her she'll embrace you then when she's satisfied she'll kill you still in her embrace and suck the blood from you. Charles Bukowski
art men class
A woman must be nursed into subsistence by love, where a man can become stronger by being hated." - from 'Cows in Art Class Charles Bukowski
artist sitting sage
The Artist," an ancient sage had once said, "is always sitting on the doorsteps of the rich. Charles Bukowski
art boxing bullfighting
Bullfighting can be an art Boxing can be an art Loving can be an art Opening a can of sardines can be an art Charles Bukowski
art writing men
To me Art (poetry) is a continuous and continuing process and that when a man fails to write good poetry he fails to live fully or well. Charles Bukowski
art pieces cheese
Art is its own excuse, and it's either Art or it's something else. It's either a poem or a piece of cheese. Charles Bukowski
war world saving
Those who are convinced they have a monopoly on The Truth always feel that they are only saving the world when they slaughter the heretics. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
war home drones
It's so hard to go to war at home. Go to war, go home, repeat. And that is the future of warfare. Forget about remote control drones, there's going to be remote control tanks. Andrew Niccol
war easy deals
A schizophrenic war is not an easy thing to deal with. Andrew Niccol
war gun nine
Nine out of 10 war victims die from a gun. Andrew Niccol
war gun ak-47
We hear so much about weapons of mass destruction. But nine out of 10 war victims are killed by guns. It's the AK-47 that's a weapon of mass destruction. Andrew Niccol
war silly boys
This is war: Boys flung into a breach Like shoveled earth; And old men, Broken, Driving rapidly before crowds of people In a glitter of silly decorations. Behind the boys And the old men, Life weeps, And shreds her garments To the blowing winds. Amy Lowell
war fighting drug
Fighting aging is like the War on Drugs. It's expensive, does more harm than good, and has been proven to never end. Amy Poehler
war virginia research
Unusual financial activity: none, unless you count the fact that someone in the family is way too into Civil War biographies. (Can this be a possible indication of Confederate insurgents still living and working in Virginia? Must research further.) Ally Carter
war fighting winning
The poet is he who fights on the passionate Side and whoever loses he wins; when he Is defeated it is hard to say who wins.... Allen Tate