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Washington's is the mightiest name on Earth, long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty, still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name no eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the Sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in its naked deathless splendor leave it shining on Picture Quote #1

But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected Picture Quote #1

Never say you have failed until you have reached your last attempt, and never say it's your last attempt until you have succeeded Picture Quote #1

When air is charged with emotions, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection Picture Quote #1

When relationships are strained and the air charged with emotion, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection Picture Quote #1

And taking her friend's hand, she put it on her breast, on that firm round covering of a woman's heart which the male often finds so satisfying that he makes no attempt to find what lies beneath it Picture Quote #1

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People are naive about such things, and they would rather write them off as evil than attempt to understand them. An unfortunate truth, but a truth nonetheless Picture Quote #1

Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not. We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them Picture Quote #1

Every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest should be indignantly frowned upon Picture Quote #1

But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth Picture Quote #1

I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth Picture Quote #1

Being daunted by her father in every intellectual attempt, she read every book that came in her way, almost with as much delight as if it had been forbidden Picture Quote #1

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Every sin is an act of cosmic treason, a futile attempt to dethrone God in His sovereign authority Picture Quote #1

Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it Picture Quote #1

The true conservative is not at home in social struggle. He will attempt to avoid unbridgeable schism, because he knows that a stable social structure thrives not on triumphs but on reconciliations Picture Quote #1

Everything here is a small offense and not of value as art or confession. It is not a whim. It is an attempt to peel another putrid skin Picture Quote #1

A depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom Picture Quote #1

For what is the amount of all his prayers but an attempt to make the Almighty change his mind, and act otherwise than he does? It is as if he were to say: Thou knowest not so well as I Picture Quote #1

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When stuck in the river, it is best to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an attempt to hoosh you there Picture Quote #1

The recognition of Russia on November 16, 1933, started forces which were to have considerable influence in the attempt to collectivize the United States Picture Quote #1

I think it [religion] is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communion all the other arts attempt Picture Quote #1

What are the words you do not yet have? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence Picture Quote #1

We must constantly encourage ourselves and each other to attempt the heretical actions that our dreams imply and so many of our old ideas disparage Picture Quote #1

A people is but the attempt of many To rise to the completer life of one - and those who live as models for the mass Are singly of more value than they all Picture Quote #1

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The contemporary world has turned its back on the attempt and even on the desire to live reasonably Picture Quote #1

Through it all, we attempt to bring balance to the present moment, understanding that in patience lies wisdom, knowing that what will come next will be determined in large measure by how we are now Picture Quote #1

Nobody wants to give up a weekend long excuse to dress up and attempt to outshine one another Picture Quote #1

If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world Picture Quote #1

Golf is an ineffectual attempt to put an elusive ball into an obscure hole with implements ill adapted to the purpose Picture Quote #1

The past was irretrievable, the league of lonely men a fiction, the pursuit of the past a doomed attempt to run a hustle on mortality Picture Quote #1

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Washington's is the mightiest name on Earth, long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty, still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name no eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to the Sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike impossible. Let none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in its naked deathless splendor leave it shining on (Attempt Quotes) But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected (Attempt Quotes) Never say you have failed until you have reached your last attempt, and never say it's your last attempt until you have succeeded (Attempt Quotes) When air is charged with emotions, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection (Attempt Quotes) When relationships are strained and the air charged with emotion, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection (Attempt Quotes) And taking her friend's hand, she put it on her breast, on that firm round covering of a woman's heart which the male often finds so satisfying that he makes no attempt to find what lies beneath it (Attempt Quotes) People are naive about such things, and they would rather write them off as evil than attempt to understand them. An unfortunate truth, but a truth nonetheless (Attempt Quotes) Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not. We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them (Attempt Quotes) Every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest should be indignantly frowned upon (Attempt Quotes) But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth (Attempt Quotes) I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth (Attempt Quotes) Being daunted by her father in every intellectual attempt, she read every book that came in her way, almost with as much delight as if it had been forbidden (Attempt Quotes) Every sin is an act of cosmic treason, a futile attempt to dethrone God in His sovereign authority (Attempt Quotes) Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it (Attempt Quotes) The true conservative is not at home in social struggle. He will attempt to avoid unbridgeable schism, because he knows that a stable social structure thrives not on triumphs but on reconciliations (Attempt Quotes) Everything here is a small offense and not of value as art or confession. It is not a whim. It is an attempt to peel another putrid skin (Attempt Quotes) A depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom (Attempt Quotes) For what is the amount of all his prayers but an attempt to make the Almighty change his mind, and act otherwise than he does? It is as if he were to say: Thou knowest not so well as I (Attempt Quotes) When stuck in the river, it is best to dive and swim to the bank yourself before someone drops a large stone on your chest in an attempt to hoosh you there (Attempt Quotes) The recognition of Russia on November 16, 1933, started forces which were to have considerable influence in the attempt to collectivize the United States (Attempt Quotes) I think it [religion] is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communion all the other arts attempt (Attempt Quotes) What are the words you do not yet have? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence (Attempt Quotes) We must constantly encourage ourselves and each other to attempt the heretical actions that our dreams imply and so many of our old ideas disparage (Attempt Quotes) A people is but the attempt of many To rise to the completer life of one - and those who live as models for the mass Are singly of more value than they all (Attempt Quotes) The contemporary world has turned its back on the attempt and even on the desire to live reasonably (Attempt Quotes) Through it all, we attempt to bring balance to the present moment, understanding that in patience lies wisdom, knowing that what will come next will be determined in large measure by how we are now (Attempt Quotes) Nobody wants to give up a weekend long excuse to dress up and attempt to outshine one another (Attempt Quotes) If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world (Attempt Quotes) Golf is an ineffectual attempt to put an elusive ball into an obscure hole with implements ill adapted to the purpose (Attempt Quotes) The past was irretrievable, the league of lonely men a fiction, the pursuit of the past a doomed attempt to run a hustle on mortality (Attempt Quotes)

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