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The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged in weaving a background of music for the pageantry of it, there came a deeper realization of the effect of that office on the man. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

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I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that perhaps the efforts of Sousa's Band have quickened that interest and improved that quality. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

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God afflicts with the mind of a father, and kills for no other purpose but that he may raise again. ↗

— Robert South

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Another night I dreamed I heard heavenly music sounding in my ears, and a flock of sheep was gathering round it. When the music ceased, the sheep leaped for joy, and ran together, shaking their heads; and one shook his head almost off, and seemed to have nothing but ears. ↗

— Joanna Southcott

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Another night, I dreamed I saw my father sweeping out the barn floor clean, and would not suffer the wheat to be brought in the barn. He appeared to me to be in anger. ↗

— Joanna Southcott

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I am the fool, and must be the sufferer, if it be not of God. ↗

— Joanna Southcott

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Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies. ↗

— Erich Fromm

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In that sense, film is superior, but the difficulty is your lack of control as a writer. ↗

— Terry Southern

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Peter Beard is one of those people I've known a long time. We have an affinity. We share certain values. ↗

— Terry Southern

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Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul. The evil effect on himself is certain. ↗

— Robert Southey

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