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It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible; and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

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Thought once awakened does not again slumber; unfolds itself into a System of Thought; grows, in man after man, generation after generation, - till its full stature is reached, and such System of Thought can grow no farther, but must give place to another. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

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The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#cannot #conquer #duty #fear #first

Nothing's really changed since the Harry Potter films came along. ↗

— Tom Felton

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Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself. ↗

— Hoagy Carmichael

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I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived. ↗

— Stokely Carmichael

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My career has been a bit strange. I don't think it took the normal route. ↗

— Fred Ward

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It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations. ↗

— Stokely Carmichael

#build #call #community #country #define

When I last went to Italy, over two years ago, I had a lot more trouble understanding the language than I used to when I lived there for a year. I used to speak very little but I could understand very well. ↗

— Marcel Carne

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The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority. ↗

— Russ Carnahan

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