Denis Diderot Quotes
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
Denis Diderot
Quotes to Explore
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Mind is the first and most direct thing in our experience; all else is remote inference.
Arthur Eddington
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Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions.
Atifete Jahjaga
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I wish I could do some really weird stuff for you guys, you know?
Jim Carrey
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I was gonna write songs, I was gonna be a star and a singer and I never thought of doing anything else.
Kim Carnes
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I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc... to find success writing children's novels.
Brian Jacques
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No one ever sits you down at age eight and says, 'Aminatta, this is what's happened so far.' You have to work it out for yourself, and by the time you do, it's ancient history to many of the players. We're trying to make sense of the past, so we start to excavate our memories.
Aminatta Forna
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The only clear thing is that we humans are the only species with the power to destroy the earth as we know it. The birds have no such power, nor do the insects, nor does any mammal. Yet if we have the capacity to destroy the earth, so, too, do we have the capacity to protect it.
Dalai Lama
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Once you've done the mental work, there comes a point you have to throw yourself into the action and put your heart on the line. That means not only being brave, but being compassionate towards yourself, your teammates and your opponents.
Phil Jackson
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Show gratitude.
Randy Pausch
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The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women's cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude.
Dwayne Johnson
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The urge to purge the material I come up with is, I guess, an ongoing process.
Kathryn Bigelow
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Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
Denis Diderot
