#forms

We know from biology that new forms of organisms simulate their primitive form as closely as possible at first, even though obliged to exist under changed internal and external conditions. ↗

— Wilhelm Ostwald

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Evil is easy, and has infinite forms. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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The various forms of intellectual activity which together make up the culture of an age, move for the most part from different starting-points, and by unconnected roads. ↗

— Walter Pater

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No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. ↗

— James K. Polk

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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached. ↗

— Ramakrishna

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Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms. ↗

— Branch Rickey

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Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character. ↗

— Tony Robbins

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There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect. ↗

— Auguste Rodin

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I've been playing Texas Hold 'em and other forms of poker since I was about 12. ↗

— Richard Roeper

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One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty. ↗

— Edward Witten

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