Short quotations about, different - Page 2

Tim McGraw

We all take different paths in life…

15 Feb , 2011  

We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we all take a little of each other everywhere. Great short quote and quotation by: Tim McGraw ,

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Joshua L. Chamberlain, General Commander 20th Maine, Union Forces,

We know not of the future, and cann…

15 Feb , 2011  

We know not of the future, and cannot plan for it much. But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men we will be whenever and wherever […]

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Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail (1979)

We pass the word around; we ponder …

15 Feb , 2011  

We pass the word around; we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry; we meditate over the literature; we play the music; we change our minds; we reach an understanding. Society evolves this way, not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human […]

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Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur, Letters from an American Farmer III: What is an American?

What then is the American, this new…

15 Feb , 2011  

What then is the American, this new man? He is either an European, or the descendant of an European, hence that strange misture of blood, which you will find in no other country. I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a french […]

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When men exercise their reason cool…

15 Feb , 2011  

When men exercise their reason coolly and freely on a variety of distinct questions, they inevitably fall into different opinions on some of them. When they are governed by a common passion, their opinions, if they are to be called, will be the same. Great short quote and quotation by: Alexander Hamilton , US (Scottish-born) […]

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Henry David Thoreau, "Walden"

Why should we be in such desperate …

15 Feb , 2011  

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry […]

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Clay Aiken

Working with children with autism h…

19 Aug , 2010  

Working with children with autism has provided me with an opportunity to see the world in a different way. I see them strive to overcome obstacles and persevere, and learn to persevere myself. They are my inspiration. Great short quote and quotation by: Clay Aiken ,

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Loretta Lynn

You either have to be first, best o…

27 Apr , 2010  

You either have to be first, best or different. Great short quote and quotation by: Loretta Lynn ,

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Will Rogers, New York Times Aug. 31 1924

You know everybody is ignorant, onl…

27 Apr , 2010  

You know everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. Great short quote and quotation by: Will Rogers, New York Times Aug. 31 1924 , US humorist & showman (1879 – 1935)

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Donella Meadows

Your paradigm is so intrinsic to yo…

11 Jan , 2010  

Your paradigm is so intrinsic to your mental process that you are hardly aware of its existence, until you try to communicate with someone with a different paradigm. Great short quote and quotation by: Donella Meadows, The Global Citizen ,

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