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Like the winds that we come we know not whence and blow whither soever they list, the forces of society are derived from an obscure and distant origin. They arise before the date of philosophy, from the instincts, not the speculations of men. ↗

— Adam Ferguson

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The artist finds, that the more he can confine his attention to a particular part of any work, his productions are the more perfect, and grow under his hands in the greater quantities. ↗

— Adam Ferguson

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A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be. ↗

— Rosalynn Carter

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The photograph itself doesn't interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of reality. ↗

— Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Memory is very important, the memory of each photo taken, flowing at the same speed as the event. During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late. ↗

— Henri Cartier-Bresson

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I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in cognitive science as a whole, but it had been surprisingly neglected in recent years. ↗

— David Chalmers

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Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune. ↗

— Chanakya

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As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do? ↗

— Chanakya

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The career isn't guaranteed for as long as you might want to play. ↗

— Nick Ferguson

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Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making. ↗

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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