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Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in or the fortunes they have met with.

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Courage,

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: Courage

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. A major advantage of age is learning to accept people without passing judgment.
  • 2. Old age is always wakeful as if the longer linked with life the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.
  • 3. We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.

2 Amazing

  • 1. But one of the amazing things about documentary is that you can remake it every time you make one. There is no rule about how a documentary film has to be made.
  • 2. People are doing amazing things right now on the Web.
  • 3. Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing.

3 Anger

  • 1. Anger has a way of seeping into every other emotion and planting itself in there.
  • 2. The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons even tanks being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes.
  • 3. A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf if it's for others deserving of your anger your empathy.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. So I think you have to marry for the right reasons and marry the right person.
  • 2. So while an incredible amount of progress has been made on this fifth anniversary I wanted to come here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to stand with you – and fight alongside you – until the job is done. Until New Orleans is all the way back all the way.
  • 3. This year as we celebrate the 230th anniversary of America's independence please remember the symbols that are sacred to this country. Fly Old Glory high and show your respect and admiration for this great nation and the values we hold dear.

5 Architecture

  • 1. To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.
  • 2. I think architecture has to be a gift.
  • 3. People kind of tend to mystify design and architecture by suggesting you need to train.
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