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Inventive man has invented nothing -- nothing from scratch. If he

Inventive man has invented nothing — nothing from scratch. If he has produced a machine that in motion overcomes the law of gravity, he learned the essentials from the observation of birds. – Dorothy Thompson

Other quotes by Dorothy Thompson

The only force that can overcome an idea and a faith is another and better idea and faith, positively and fearlessly upheld. – Dorothy Thompson

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Faith
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Dorothy Thompson
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Age is not measured by years. Nature does not equally distribute energy. Some people are born old and tired while others are going strong at seventy. – Dorothy Thompson

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Age
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Dorothy Thompson
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Other Quotes from
Birds
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A late lark twitters from the quiet skies:
And from the west,
Where the sun, his days work ended,
Lingers as in content,
There falls on the old, gray city
An influence luminous and serene,
A shining peace. – William Ernest Henley

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Birds

When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head! – William Blake

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Birds

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest. – J.G. Holland

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Birds

Have you ever observed a humming-bird moving about in an aerial dance among the flowers – a living prismatic gem…. it is a creature of such fairy-like loveliness as to mock all description. – W.H. Hudson, Green Mansions

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Birds

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Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success. – Abdul Kalam

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Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. – Helen Keller

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If youre lucky like me, your relationship with your brother has resolved itself on the peaceful side of the fence and has stayed there. But if youre someone whos got a family thats all fractured and finding it hard to relate, thats a very sad place to be. – Tom Hardy

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I know where Im putting my money. – Marc Andreessen

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