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I gladly accepted the commission but was uncertain about what the end result would be. On the one hand, Cuban music was conquering the world; being heard everywhere, and our small island was already producing one of the popular musical genres of the 20th century. ↗

— Alejo Carpentier

#about #accepted #already #being #century

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium. ↗

— Albert Camus

#barbarous #because #been #centuries #check

I thank all of those who weren't born in this country for coming here and making a contribution to Australia. We are the least discriminatory country in the world, in my view. ↗

— John Howard

#born #coming #contribution #country #discriminatory

In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent. ↗

— George Canning

#asking #bottoms #cent #clap #commerce

Teaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all. ↗

— Annie Jump Cannon

#also #comprehension #creation #encourages #great

Being on stage isn't so tough compared to the football pitch. ↗

— Eric Cantona

#compared #football #pitch #stage #tough

This is a crisis, but there is an opportunity to help revitalize and renew the Catholic community. ↗

— William P. Leahy

#community #crisis #help #opportunity #renew

I am not for raising taxes in a recession, especially when it comes to job creators that we need so desperately to start creating jobs again. ↗

— Eric Cantor

#am #comes #creating #creators #desperately

To turn the tide of materialism in the Christian community, we desperately need bold models of kingdom-centered living. Despite our need to do it in a way that doesn't glorify people, we must hear each other's stories about giving or else our people will not learn to give. ↗

— Randy Alcorn

#christianity #community #encouragement #example #giving

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. ↗

— George Washington Carver

#command #common #common things #common way #life