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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others but only those who have greater designs.

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: Great

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. In the information age you don't teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform it. If Aristotle were alive today he'd have a talk show.
  • 2. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.
  • 3. We incorporated new tastes and flavors into our kids' diets from a very early age which helped to develop their palates and prevented them from becoming picky eaters. We don't buy junk food and give them options of fresh fruit yogurt raw almonds or dried whole grain cereals for snack time.

2 Amazing

  • 1. It's such an amazing thing to be loved for who you are.
  • 2. I still think that movies are amazing I respect actors and directors.
  • 3. When I performed at 'Open Mic U.K.' I had this connection with the audience that I'd never felt before and I loved it. It was my first big thing and looking out into the crowd… was just amazing.

3 Anger

  • 1. I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration patience anger. Music is an extension of my soul.
  • 2. My anger with the US was not at first that they had used that weapon – although that anger came later.
  • 3. Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. I feel there should have been some recognition of the Spice Girls at this year's 25th anniversary. We flew the flag for Britain around the globe in the 1990s and we achieved a hell of a lot.
  • 2. June 2005 is the five year anniversary of the debut of Battle Pope.
  • 3. Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.

5 Architecture

  • 1. When you look at Japanese traditional architecture you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious close contact with nature – this very unique to Japan.
  • 2. Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore is to make those sentiments more precise.
  • 3. Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis.
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