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The deepest failures any fiction writer is likely to have are failures of not quite comprehending the truth of the story that he or she is telling. ↗

— Richard Russo

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Handcuffing the ability of states and localities to develop clean fuels in the cheapest possible way, using local resources, is not sound or sensible policy. ↗

— Jan Schakowsky

#cheapest #clean #develop #fuels #local

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny. ↗

— Friedrich Schiller

#chance #deepest #destiny #merest #seem

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

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The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life. ↗

— Georg Simmel

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Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the passing age. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

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Print is the sharpest and the strongest weapon of our party. ↗

— Joseph Stalin

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The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

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The first cut is the deepest. ↗

— Rod Stewart

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