John Donne Quotes
Man, who is the noblest part of the earth, melts so away as if he were a statue, not of earth, but of snow.
John Donne
Quotes to Explore
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Our curses on them that boil the eggs too hard! What use is an egg that is hard to any person on earth?
Lady Gregory
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I had an interest in Scandinavian countries because I'd never seen snow.
Hannah Kent
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If we can deter the Soviet Union, if we can deter North Korea, why on earth can't we deter Iran?
Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Where issues used to be, say, parochial or local in Ireland or England and so forth, all politics is global now because all business is global.
Gabriel Byrne
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I am a being of Heaven and Earth, of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies.
Eden Ahbez
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The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.
D. H. Lawrence
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On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
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No matter where your lot may be cast, no power on earth can keep you from making a man of yourself, a superb character, a masterpiece.
Orison Swett Marden
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The boundary between space and the earth is purely arbitrary. And I'll probably always be interested in this planet - it's my favorite.
Carl Sagan
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'Lord of the Rings' was about saving the world, big time, big duties.
Ian Mckellen
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I just never subscribed to the theory that at age 55, you fall off the face of the earth on the Tour. I always felt that was too young of an age for that.
Hale Irwin
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When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet.
Sally Ride
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I think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere.
Kate Bush
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I get so scared sometimes. The suddenness of our age! Electronics, rockets, earth satellites, supersonic flight, and now this. It's not so much who invents them. It's the fact they exist. … Everything's going so fast, I'm just not ready to take it all in. It's, it's all so quick
James Clavell
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It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.
Dani Shapiro
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Our very success, gained you will agree by skill, will draw more people than ever to see it. And that will benefit many more clubs than Rangers. Let the others come after us. We welcome the chase. It is healthy for us. We will never hide from it. Never fear, inevitably we shall have our years of failure, and when they arrive, we must reveal tolerance and sanity. No matter the days of anxiety that come our way, we shall emerge stronger because of the trials to be overcome. That has been the philosophy of the Rangers since the days of the gallant pioneers.
Bill Struth
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There is no need to carry me to another prison. My life is already ebbing away. I suggest that you nail me to a cross and burn me alive. My flaming body will be a torch to light my people on their path to freedom.
Gavrilo Princip
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Man, who is the noblest part of the earth, melts so away as if he were a statue, not of earth, but of snow.
John Donne
