Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his o

Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor. – Thomas Jefferson

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An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. – Thomas Jefferson

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Men
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Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor – over each other. – Thomas Jefferson

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Religion
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An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience. – James Baldwin

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Experience

With Bright Star and with The Piano, too, I felt a kind of sadness about it being in such a different era, because of my lack of experience with the era. And one of the ways Id get over it is to remind myself that every film, even if its contemporary, creates its own world. – Jane Campion

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Acting is a question of absorbing other peoples personalities and adding some of your own experience. – Jean-Paul Sartre

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Experience

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, wed all be millionaires. – Abigail Van Buren

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Im sure there will continue to be exciting new products and major changes, but it looks as if the existing technology has a great deal of room to grow and prosper. – Jack Kilby

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For the Nugent family, fast food is a running herbivore. – Ted Nugent

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To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others. – Buddha

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Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives. – Robert Collier

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