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Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement... Let me go upstairs and check Picture Quote #1

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while Picture Quote #1

Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony Picture Quote #1

With love's light wings did I overperch these walls; for stony limits cannot hold love out, and what love can do, that dares love attempt Picture Quote #1

The man was noble, but with his last attempt he wiped it out, destroyed his country; and his name remains to the ensuing age abhorred Picture Quote #1

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other Picture Quote #1

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Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want Picture Quote #1

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds Picture Quote #1

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity Picture Quote #1

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it Picture Quote #1

Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description Picture Quote #1

Every therapeutic cure, and still more, any awkward attempt to show the patient the truth, tears him from the cradle of his freedom from responsibility and must therefore reckon with the most vehement resistance Picture Quote #1

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Public Opinion... An attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force Picture Quote #1

Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labeled utopian Picture Quote #1

I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years Picture Quote #1

There's all this stuff that is happening in Edinburgh now, it's a sad attempt to create an Edinburgh society, similar to a London society, a highbrow literature celebrity society Picture Quote #1

The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success Picture Quote #1

I think that my work is my attempt, I suppose, is to try and become a piece of connective tissue. I'm trying to communicate with people here and in America - in rich countries - about what I see on the ground in badly affected areas Picture Quote #1

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Astrology is a fact, in most instances. But astrological aspects are but signs, symbols. No influence is of greater value or of greater help than the will of an individual... Do not attempt to be guided by, but use the astrological influences as the means to meet or to overcome the faults and failures, or to minimize the faults and to magnify the virtues in self Picture Quote #1

Every native of every place is a potential tourist, and every tourist is a native of somewhere. Every native everywhere lives a life of overwhelming and crushing banality and boredom and desperation and depression, and every deed, good and bad, is an attempt to forget this Picture Quote #1

When we attempt to define and describe God, both language and thought desert us, and we are as helpless as fools and savages Picture Quote #1

This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work Picture Quote #1

To think that because those who wield power in society wield in the end that of government, therefore it is of no use to attempt to influence the constitution of the government by acting on opinion, is to forget that opinion is itself one of the greatest active social forces. One person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests Picture Quote #1

Outside or inside, I will not return till my attempt so much be glorified as to my ample hope was promised before I drew this gallant head of war, and culled there fiery spirits from the world, to outlook conquest and to win renown even in the jaws of danger and of death Picture Quote #1

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Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's life Picture Quote #1

My first attempt at a kiss was in fifth grade, but it didn't go so well. Later, I used Boyz II Men and Jodeci songs to come on to girls. I had more success Picture Quote #1

It (trying to keep the law) grants you the power to judge others and feel superior to them. You believe you are living to a higher standard than those you judge. Enforcing rules, especially in it's more subtle expressions like responsibility and expectation, is a vain attempt to create certainly out of uncertainty. And contrary to what you might think, I have a great fondness for uncertainty. Rules cannot bring freedom; they only have the power to accuse Picture Quote #1

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed Picture Quote #1

Novels attempt to render human experience; that's really all they are. They are meant to convey empathy for the character Picture Quote #1

I want you [Sarah Palin] to know you have my support. But please look into protection for your family. An attempt on you could bring the republic down Picture Quote #1

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Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement... Let me go upstairs and check (Attempt Quotes) The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while (Attempt Quotes) Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony (Attempt Quotes) With love's light wings did I overperch these walls; for stony limits cannot hold love out, and what love can do, that dares love attempt (Attempt Quotes) The man was noble, but with his last attempt he wiped it out, destroyed his country; and his name remains to the ensuing age abhorred (Attempt Quotes) In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other (Attempt Quotes) Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want (Attempt Quotes) Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds (Attempt Quotes) When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity (Attempt Quotes) The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it (Attempt Quotes) Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description (Attempt Quotes) Every therapeutic cure, and still more, any awkward attempt to show the patient the truth, tears him from the cradle of his freedom from responsibility and must therefore reckon with the most vehement resistance (Attempt Quotes) Public Opinion... An attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force (Attempt Quotes) Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labeled utopian (Attempt Quotes) I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years (Attempt Quotes) There's all this stuff that is happening in Edinburgh now, it's a sad attempt to create an Edinburgh society, similar to a London society, a highbrow literature celebrity society (Attempt Quotes) The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success (Attempt Quotes) I think that my work is my attempt, I suppose, is to try and become a piece of connective tissue. I'm trying to communicate with people here and in America - in rich countries - about what I see on the ground in badly affected areas (Attempt Quotes) Astrology is a fact, in most instances. But astrological aspects are but signs, symbols. No influence is of greater value or of greater help than the will of an individual... Do not attempt to be guided by, but use the astrological influences as the means to meet or to overcome the faults and failures, or to minimize the faults and to magnify the virtues in self (Attempt Quotes) Every native of every place is a potential tourist, and every tourist is a native of somewhere. Every native everywhere lives a life of overwhelming and crushing banality and boredom and desperation and depression, and every deed, good and bad, is an attempt to forget this (Attempt Quotes) When we attempt to define and describe God, both language and thought desert us, and we are as helpless as fools and savages (Attempt Quotes) This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work (Attempt Quotes) To think that because those who wield power in society wield in the end that of government, therefore it is of no use to attempt to influence the constitution of the government by acting on opinion, is to forget that opinion is itself one of the greatest active social forces. One person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests (Attempt Quotes) Outside or inside, I will not return till my attempt so much be glorified as to my ample hope was promised before I drew this gallant head of war, and culled there fiery spirits from the world, to outlook conquest and to win renown even in the jaws of danger and of death (Attempt Quotes) Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt. That's morality, that's religion. That's art. That's life (Attempt Quotes) My first attempt at a kiss was in fifth grade, but it didn't go so well. Later, I used Boyz II Men and Jodeci songs to come on to girls. I had more success (Attempt Quotes) It (trying to keep the law) grants you the power to judge others and feel superior to them. You believe you are living to a higher standard than those you judge. Enforcing rules, especially in it's more subtle expressions like responsibility and expectation, is a vain attempt to create certainly out of uncertainty. And contrary to what you might think, I have a great fondness for uncertainty. Rules cannot bring freedom; they only have the power to accuse (Attempt Quotes) Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed (Attempt Quotes) Novels attempt to render human experience; that's really all they are. They are meant to convey empathy for the character (Attempt Quotes) I want you [Sarah Palin] to know you have my support. But please look into protection for your family. An attempt on you could bring the republic down (Attempt Quotes)

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