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past influence vain
It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present. Charles Dickens
past political reform
Reform is a good replete with paradox; it is a cathartic which our political quacks, like our medical, recommend to others, but will not take themselves; it is admired by all who cannot effect it, and abused by all who can; it is thought pregnant with danger, for all time that is present, but would have been extremely profitable for that which is past, and will be highly salutary for that which is to come. Charles Caleb Colton
past men miracle
There are truths which some men despise because they have not examined, and which they will not examine because they despise. There is one signal instance on record where this kind of prejudice was overcome by a miracle; but the age of miracles is past, while that of prejudice remains.
past water people
"People can't die, along the coast," said Mr. Peggotty, "except when the tide's pretty nigh out. They can't be born, unless it's pretty nigh in - not properly born, till flood. He's a going out with the tide. It's ebb at half-arter three, slack water half an hour. If he lives till it turns, he'll hold his own till past the flood, and go out with the next tide."
past years tvs
My favourite movie is: "Dr Strangelove". (I haven't seen any films released in the past 2-5 years, I'm afraid: I don't do TV/cinema). Charles Stross
past years judging
It is foolish to try to live on past experience. It is very dangerous, if not a fatal habit, to judge ourselves to be safe because of something that we felt or did twenty years ago. Charles Spurgeon
past giving video
Society, magazines, posters, music videos, investment bankers. A lot of times, in my past anyway, looking within wasn't overly encouraged. Pretty much everybody proclaimed that fame would give me power and fortune. Alanis Morissette
past puppets driven
We tend to regard ourselves as puppets of the Past, driven along by something that is always behind us. Alan Watts
past dangerous-situations risk
The world is in an extremely dangerous situation, and serious diseases often require the risk of a dangerous cure like the Pasteur serum for rabies.
understanding vietnam realizing
As I come to understand Vietnam and what it implies about the human condition, I also realize that few humans will permit themselves such an understanding. Alan Moore
understanding important president
The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president. Dean Acheson
understanding criticism taste
Morals and criticism are not so properly objects of the understanding as of taste and sentiment. David Hume
understanding want prudent
The prudent course is to make an investment in learning, testing and understanding, determine how the new concepts compare to how you now operate and thoughtfully determine how they apply to what you want to achieve in the future. Dee Hock
understanding saturn spokes
Spokes are one of those Saturn-system phenomena that we are keenly interested in understanding. Carolyn Porco
understanding affair reason
You're chained to you reason ... Understanding is only a very small affair, so very small Carlos Castaneda
understanding mind wish
I wish you wouldn't walk in and out of my mind as though it was a railway station! Charlotte Lamb
understanding mind topics
This is the magnanimity of authorship, when a writer having a topic presented to him, fruitful of beauties for common minds, waives his privilege, and trusts to the judicious few for understanding the reason of his abstinence. Charles Lamb
understanding world rounds
The world only goes round by misunderstanding. Charles Baudelaire
action
We must scrunch or be scrunched.
action program volume
It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program. Al Sharpton
action against ask future industry paper papers permission pledge present scientists
We want them to pledge not to take action against the paper and all future papers as well, ... It's not appropriate for scientists to have to ask the industry for permission to present research. Cindy Cohn
action against continue deceptive fraudulent free intend internet law notice putting schemes together web
We want them to know that the borderless Internet marketplace is not a free zone. Together with our partners, we are putting get-rich-quick schemes on notice that we're monitoring the Web and that we intend to take law enforcement action against those that continue to make fraudulent or deceptive claims.
action against crime eligible people serious
We want to try to apprehend those people and take action against them for the most serious crime for which they are eligible for prosecution, Janet Reno
action assistance dangerous grow people speak stay thousands
We want to stay as long as we can. As we speak we have had to suspend action in many areas. Tens of thousands of people will not get any assistance because it's too dangerous and it could grow exponentially. Jan Egeland
action government hang leadership leaving provincial role students
We want to see the provincial government play more of a leadership role and not leaving the colleges, and the students especially, out to hang dry, and we need to see that action very quickly.
action tough spirit
It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state. Chin-Ning Chu
action window drink
Set wide the window. Let me drink the day. Edith Wharton