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Without any formal orders to retreat, what was left of the several organizations yielded to a general impulse to abandon the field. Officers and men became controlled by the one thought of getting as far as possible from the enemy. ↗

— Henry Villard

#any #as far as #became #controlled #enemy

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#been #being #doing #enough #i

As you get older you're told to be sensible, but it's important for writing if you're a comic that you're able to still access that childlike thing. ↗

— Tim Vine

#access #childlike #comic #get #important

The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being. ↗

— Vernor Vinge

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Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak. ↗

— Swami Vivekananda

#greatest #heresy #impossible #never #only

It is time to recognize a simple fact of life. Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves. ↗

— George Voinovich

#colleagues #contrary #cuts #fact #life

There is nothing glorious about what our ancestors call history. It is simply a succession of mistakes, intolerances and violations. ↗

— Claude Vorilhon

#ancestors #call #glorious #history #mistakes

A man is simple when his chief care is the wish to be what he ought to be, that is honestly and naturally human. ↗

— Charles Wagner

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Simplicity is a state of mind. ↗

— Charles Wagner

#simplicity #state

Almost anything is better than three network TV outlets completely controlling the national discourse with their nightly broadcasts. We've moved a long way from that, and that's important. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#anything #better #broadcasts #completely #controlling