Leonardo da Vinci Quotes
The lover is moved by the beloved object as the senses are by sensual objects; and they unite and become one and the same thing. The work is the first thing born of this union; if the thing loved is base the lover becomes base.
Quotes to Explore
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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The biggest issue that we have to contend with is campaign finance reform.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art.
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Why do we have 47 million people without health care? Because America has become about 'me'. What's happened to 'we' as a people? I believe in that and that resonates to most people.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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When I was a kid, I was super shy.
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life, great friends.
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Every economic opinion is associated with a set of assumptions.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a self-evident way in the family, society and state in which we live.
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Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated.
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I don't think women hold all the answers, but with their skills, their strengths, we can get to a better place.
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I'm a tearless clown. If I were to get a tattoo, it would be the two masks, and they would be both smiling.
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The road to democracy is rarely smooth, but for Egyptian women, it has been exceptionally bumpy.
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My parents were both writers - they would type their manuscripts sitting side by side on the veranda of our house near Watford - so I wanted to do something different. I wanted to be a bluegrass singer, an architect, a landscape gardener, or to do something with animals.
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America's middle class is getting hammered, and Washington is rigged to work for the big guy.
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The lover is moved by the beloved object as the senses are by sensual objects; and they unite and become one and the same thing. The work is the first thing born of this union; if the thing loved is base the lover becomes base.
