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Trend is not destiny.


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A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.



Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.



The cities and mansions that people dream of are those in which they finally live.

The cities and mansions that people dream of are those in which they finally live.



Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.

Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.



A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.

A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.



Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.



A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.



Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.

Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.



Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities.

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities.



To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.

To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.





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A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really..."Do the stars gaze back?" Now, that's a question.

A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really..."Do the stars gaze back?" Now, that's a question.



Deception can only live in the darkness and shadows. There is no place for it to hide once it is illuminated.

Deception can only live in the darkness and shadows. There is no place for it to hide once it is illuminated.




My time at the Denver Public Schools taught me there is no harder, or more important, job than being a teacher.

My time at the Denver Public Schools taught me there is no harder, or more important, job than being a teacher.



Call me a slag. If it means being a strong woman, I'll gladly be that.

Call me a slag. If it means being a strong woman, I'll gladly be that.



The world is hollow. It's a lot to take in. Like cracking an egg and finding nothing inside. Or a full grown elephant.

The world is hollow. It's a lot to take in. Like cracking an egg and finding nothing inside. Or a full grown elephant.



Error is always more busy than truth.

Error is always more busy than truth.



When we have communion with God in the doctrine we contend for-then shall we be garrisoned by the grace of God against all the assaults of men.

When we have communion with God in the doctrine we contend for-then shall we be garrisoned by the grace of God against all the assaults of men.



Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.

Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.



Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.

Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.




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