Quote by Herman Melville
Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is peri

Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity. – Herman Melville

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There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future. – Herman Melville

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Future
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Stripped of the cunning artifices of the tailor, and standing forth in the garb of Eden – what a sorry set of round-shouldered, spindle-shanked, crane-necked varlets would civilized men appear! – Herman Melville

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Clothing
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Any institution faces two basic choices if they hope to spark new ideas. One is to leverage the brains trust within their organization by creating a special event dedicated to new thinking. The other is to look outside themselves to stimulate solutions. – Simon Mainwaring

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Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadnt had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish. – Octavia Butler

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People tend to overstate my resilience, but, of course, I hope theyre right. – David Brudnoy

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To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime. – Erich Fromm

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Whatever I do, its my business. Its not my job to parent America. – Christina Aguilera

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But, in the name of the experimental method and out of our poor knowledge, are we really entitled to claim that everything happens by chance, to the exclusion of all other possibilities? – Albert Claude

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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. – John Buchan

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It finally happened. I got the GPS lady so confused, she said, “In one-quarter mile, make a legal stop and ask directions.” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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