The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination. ~Albert Einstein
#quotes #albert-einstein #knowledge #imagination

If Britain was to close down altogether overnight, then China would take up the slack of carbon emissions in two years. If America closed down, just the growth in China's emissions would replace America's emissions in 12 years. ~Christopher Monckton
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I don't know where I come from but I am here now so deal with it. ~Gary Busey
#quotes #gary-busey #existence

I reverted easily to my wild state, that is experimentation. ~Jack Steinberger
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All the stars that never were, are parking cars and pumping gas. ~Dionne Warwick
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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes. ~Nguyen Cao Ky
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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Musically, I have more things in common with tons of bands that have no female members. ~St. Vincent
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Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place. ~Tilda Swinton
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The nearer I come to the end of my days, the more I am enabled to see that strange thing, a life, and to see it whole. ~Simone de Beauvoir
#quotes #simone-de-beauvoir #age #life

I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth. ~Danielle Steel
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I want to write the sort the book that my people want to read, even if the market is small. ~Robert Dessaix
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We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. ~Ferdinand Mount
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. ~Slovenian Proverb
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There ain't no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, there's only you and me, and we just disagree. ~Dave Mason
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A man without religion is like a horse without a bridle. ~Latin Proverb
#proverbs #latin-proverbs #religion

If you're serious, you really understand that it's important that you laugh as much as possible and admit that you're the funniest person you ever met. You have to laugh. Admit that you're funny. Otherwise, you die in solemnity. ~Maya Angelou
#quotes #maya-angelou #humor #laughing

When you do portraits professionally it's not a desire, it's for money. ~Imogen Cunningham
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There's no "brothers" when it comes to white people. We are just complete individuals. We don't care about each other. He's not my brother; my brother lives in Ohio; I don't know that guy. ~Bill Burr
#quotes #bill-burr #brotherhood #ohio

The world will be balanced when we are balanced. ~Tarthang Tulku
#quotes #tarthang-tulku #world

To create worry humans elongate fear with anticipation and memory, expand it in imagination and fuel it with emotion. The uniquely human mental process called worrying depends upon having a brain that can reason, remember, reflect, feel, and imagine. Only humans have a brain big enough to do this simultaneously and do it well. ~Edward Hallowell
#quotes #edward-hallowell #mind #memories #imagination

At somewhere around 10 syllables, the English poetic line is at its most relaxed and manageable. ~James Fenton
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The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole. ~Arthur Capper
#quotes #arthur-capper #people #goodness

Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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