#human spirit

Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit. ↗

— Stefan Banach

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Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. ↗

— William Ellery Channing

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We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

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It's about the power of design and the power of the human spirit. It's above paying anybody to do something stupid for money like reality television does - like ambushing people. ↗

— Genevieve Gorder

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People go to see beautiful paintings to see how much they cost. Wow. The practical value is that it shows you what the human spirit can do. ↗

— John Guare

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The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all other activities of the human spirit could be left to take care of themselves. ↗

— Herbert Read

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The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit. ↗

— Edward Abbey

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Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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Any theory intended to describe and analyze socio-historical reality cannot restrict itself to the human spirit and disregard the totality of human nature. ↗

— Wilhelm Dilthey

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